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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 02, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Nov. 30, 2018
shares
Sep. 26, 2018
USD ($)
tranche
contract
shares
Mar. 07, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 28, 2013
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2020
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Nov. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jan. 01, 2019
USD ($)
Nov. 29, 2018
shares
Jun. 18, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 13, 2017
Description Of Business                              
Shares owned (in shares) | shares 93,562                            
Common stock units issued (in shares) | shares   1,458,931                          
Marketable securities               $ 121,759 $ 36,795            
Shares settled (in shares) | shares 898,685                            
Investment owned shares settled fair value $ (93,500)                            
Assets               (4,678,612) (3,201,599)            
Liabilities               3,765,887 2,239,457            
Retained earnings               (348,430) (313,112)            
Noncontrolling interests               241,361 340,961            
Right-of-use assets               191,705 201,661            
Operating lease liability               $ 245,639 $ 255,126            
Class A Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Limited partnership units exchange ratio (in percentage)               0.9373             1
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares               163,198,127 160,833,463            
Common stock units issued (in shares) | shares   449,917                          
Class B Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares               21,285,533 21,285,533            
BGC Partners LP and its Operating Subsidiaries | Newmark Units                              
Description Of Business                              
Purchase of units (units) | shares       16,600,000                      
Purchase value of units       $ 242,000                      
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02                              
Description Of Business                              
Right-of-use assets                     $ 178,800        
Operating lease liability                     $ 226,700        
Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Fair value of equity security               $ 121,900 $ 36,800            
Common Stock | Nasdaq Earn-Out                              
Description Of Business                              
Marketable securities                   $ 98,600          
Common Stock | Forecast                              
Description Of Business                              
Fair value of equity security                            
Nasdaq Omx                              
Description Of Business                              
Purchase consideration paid in cash         $ 750,000                    
Period for expected payment under Common stock transaction (years)         15 years                    
Maximum | Nasdaq Omx                              
Description Of Business                              
Shares received from transaction (in shares) | shares     992,247                        
Maximum | Nasdaq Omx | BGC Partners Inc                              
Description Of Business                              
Expected payment of shares under common stock transaction (in shares) | shares         14,883,705                    
Minimum | Nasdaq Omx | BGC Partners Inc                              
Description Of Business                              
Gross revenue on expected payment per year under common stock transaction         $ 25,000                    
RBC | Newmark OpCo                              
Description Of Business                              
Exchangeable preferred limited partnership units issued (in shares)     $ 150,000                   $ 175,000    
Proceeds from issuance of EPUs           $ 266,100                  
Exchangeable preferred limited partnership units, number of tranches | tranche     4                        
Nasdaq Forwards                              
Description Of Business                              
Number of derivative contracts (contracts) | contract     4                        
Adjustments                              
Description Of Business                              
Assets                 8,000         $ (64,400)  
Liabilities                 17,900         45,600  
Retained earnings                 $ 25,900         (16,500)  
Noncontrolling interests                           $ 2,300  
Spinoff | Class A Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Limited partnership units exchange ratio (in percentage)   0.463895                          
Number of units converted to common stock (in shares) | shares   9,400,000                          
Spinoff | Class B Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Limited partnership units exchange ratio (in percentage)   0.463895                          
Number of units converted to common stock (in shares) | shares   5,400,000                          
Spinoff | Newmark Holdings | BGC Partners Inc                              
Description Of Business                              
Shares owned (in shares) | shares                       14,800,000      
Spinoff | Newmark OpCo | Class A Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Number of units converted to common stock (in shares) | shares   6,900,000                          
Spinoff | Newmark OpCo | Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Number of units converted to common stock (in shares) | shares   7,000,000.0                          
Spinoff | Newmark Group | BGC Partners Inc | Class A Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares   131,886,409                          
Ownership interest (percentage)   94.00%                          
Economic interest ownership percentage (in percentage)   87.00%                          
Spinoff | Newmark Group | BGC Partners Inc | Class B Common Stock                              
Description Of Business                              
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | shares   21,285,537