Units Outstanding

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Units Outstanding

Units Outstanding

Changes in AB Units outstanding during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 were as follows:

Outstanding as of December 31, 2015	272,301,827
Options exercised	139,093
Units issued	710,925
Units retired	(6,092,926	)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	267,058,919

During the first nine months of 2016, we purchased 15,338 AB Units in private transactions and retired them.