| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 41701 - Disclosure - Geographic Information (Details) (http://www.virtu.com/role/DisclosureGeographicInformationDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001592386 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Total revenues by geographic area | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | |||||||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||||||||
| United States | Australia | Ireland | Singapore | China | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Australia | Ireland | Singapore | China | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Australia | Ireland | Singapore | Geographical [Domain] | |
Revenues | 702,272,000 | 796,213,000 | 723,053,000 | ||||||||||||||