Business Description Organization and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Ownership Structure of AB as a Percentage of General and Limited Partnership Interests

As of September 30, 2016, the ownership structure of AB, expressed as a percentage of general and limited partnership interests, is as follows:

AXA and its subsidiaries	63.6	%
AB Holding	35.1
Unaffiliated holders	1.3
	100.0	%

Summary of Revision

The tables below reflect the revisions to these line items for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 presented in this Form 10-Q, as well as the six months ended June 30, 2016, which impacted the financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Other periods that have been revised, including the three months ended June 30, 2016, will appear in our future annual and quarterly filings.

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Revised
	(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Income taxes	$	10,146	$	1,668		$	11,814
Net income attributable to AB Unitholders	134,976		(1,668		)	133,308
Basic net income per AB Unit	0.49		—			0.49
Diluted net income per AB Unit	0.49		(0.01		)	0.48

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Revised
	(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Income taxes	$	29,769	$	5,006		$	34,775
Net income attributable to AB Unitholders	425,539		(5,006		)	420,533
Basic net income per AB Unit	1.55		(0.02		)	1.53
Diluted net income per AB Unit	1.54		(0.02		)	1.52

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
	As Reported		Adjustment			As Revised
	(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Income taxes	$	20,452	$	5,285		$	25,737
Net income attributable to AB Unitholders	296,070		(5,285		)	290,785
Basic net income per AB Unit	1.08		(0.02		)	1.06
Diluted net income per AB Unit	1.08		(0.02		)	1.06