Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - Entity [Domain] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 2,164,640	$ 1,412,472
Cash Held by Blackstone Funds and Other	774,740	1,808,092
Investments (including assets pledged of $64,383 and $45,764 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	15,919,810	22,765,589
Accounts Receivable	661,580	559,321
Reverse Repurchase Agreements	61,376
Due from Affiliates	1,257,311	1,128,408
Intangible Assets, Net	409,828	458,833
Goodwill	1,787,392	1,787,392
Other Assets	338,277	324,760
Deferred Tax Assets	1,308,547	1,252,230
Total Assets	24,683,501	31,497,097
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Loans Payable	5,836,622	8,923,841
Due to Affiliates	1,376,466	1,490,088
Accrued Compensation and Benefits	2,441,232	2,439,257
Securities Sold, Not Yet Purchased	138,783	85,878
Repurchase Agreements	41,654	29,907
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	936,976	1,194,579
Total Liabilities	$ 10,771,733	$ 14,163,550
Commitments and Contingencies
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities	$ 196,600	$ 2,441,854
Partners' Capital
Partners' Capital (common units: 616,730,302 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015; 595,624,855 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014)	7,176,451	6,999,830
Appropriated Partners' Capital		81,301
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(36,122)	(20,864)
Total The Blackstone Group L.P. Partners' Capital	7,140,329	7,060,267
Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities	2,314,390	3,415,356
Non-Controlling Interests in Blackstone Holdings	4,260,449	4,416,070
Total Partners' Capital	13,715,168	14,891,693
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital	$ 24,683,501	$ 31,497,097