Summary of Components of Balance Sheet Accounts |
The components of certain balance sheet accounts are as follows (in thousands):
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December 31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Other assets: |
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Operating lease ROU assets1 |
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$ |
169,065 |
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$ |
— |
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Deferred tax asset |
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96,703 |
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88,715 |
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Equity securities carried under measurement alternative |
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82,516 |
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55,757 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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24,727 |
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25,280 |
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Other taxes |
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17,957 |
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21,546 |
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Rent and other deposits |
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15,720 |
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16,745 |
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Other |
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39,683 |
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38,894 |
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Total other assets |
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$ |
446,371 |
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$ |
246,937 |
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December 31, |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities: |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities2 |
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$ |
856,215 |
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$ |
466,306 |
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Taxes payable |
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217,361 |
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231,442 |
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Operating lease liabilities1 |
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187,398 |
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|
— |
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Deferred tax liability |
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18,073 |
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|
11,180 |
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Charitable contribution liability |
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3,999 |
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20,028 |
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GFI Merger liability3 |
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— |
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25,863 |
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Total accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities |
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$ |
1,283,046 |
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$ |
754,819 |
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1 |
As of December 31, 2019, $169.1 million and $187.4 million, relating to lease ROU assets and lease liabilities, respectively, is attributable to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). See Note 25—“Leases”, in addition to the information under the heading “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements” included in Note 1—“Organization and Basis of Presentation” for additional information. |
2 |
As of December 31, 2019, $583.2 million is attributable to Besso and Ed Broking. As of December 31, 2018, $195.0 million, is attributable to Besso. See “Cash Segregated Under Regulatory Requirements” and “Accrued Commissions and Other Receivables, Net” in Note 3—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for additional information. |
3 |
On January 12, 2016, BGC completed the GFI Merger, which allowed BGC to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of GFI common stock that BGC did not already own. Following the closing of the GFI Merger, BGC and its affiliates owned 100% of the outstanding shares of GFI’s common stock. The liability of $25.9 million as of December 31, 2018 represented a liability still remaining with respect to the completion of the GFI Merger and was settled in March 2019. |
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