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Business Description and Organization (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Business Description and Organization [Abstract]  
Ownership interest by limited partners
As of September 30, 2012, the ownership structure of AllianceBernstein, expressed as a percentage of general and limited partnership interests, was as follows:

AXA and its subsidiaries
61.0
%
Holding
37.5
Unaffiliated holders
1.5
100.0
%