Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments assets pledged	$ 75,668	$ 64,535
Partners' Capital, common units: issued	631,548,955	624,450,162
Partners' Capital, common units: outstanding	631,548,955	624,450,162
Assets
Cash Held by Blackstone Funds and Other	$ 548,591	$ 587,132
Investments	14,625,032	14,324,097
Accounts Receivable	660,853	613,153
Due from Affiliates	1,139,526	1,240,797
Other Assets	316,196	377,189
Total Assets	22,050,904	22,526,080
Liabilities
Loans Payable	6,357,782	6,116,747
Due to Affiliates	1,219,184	1,282,700
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other	561,402	648,662
Total Liabilities	10,139,824	10,295,623
Blackstone Funds And Other
Assets
Cash Held by Blackstone Funds and Other	305,421	435,775
Investments	4,846,561	4,558,216
Accounts Receivable	129,634	122,077
Due from Affiliates	25,153	25,561
Other Assets	6,338	12,693
Total Assets	5,313,107	5,154,322
Liabilities
Loans Payable	3,550,109	3,319,656
Due to Affiliates	40,511	39,532
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other	267,262	316,498
Total Liabilities	$ 3,857,882	$ 3,675,686