Earnings Per Common Unit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Unit

Basic and diluted net income per common unit are calculated as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2015						Year Ended December 31, 2014						Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Basic			Diluted			Basic			Diluted			Basic			Diluted
Net income (loss) attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$	(18,400,000	)	$	(18,400,000	)	$	85,800,000		$	85,800,000		$	104,100,000		$	104,100,000
Dilution of earnings due to participating securities with distribution rights	167,000			(1,743,000		)	(1,284,100		)	(1,303,600		)	(645,500		)	(880,000		)
Incremental net income (loss) from assumed exchange of Carlyle Holdings partnership units	—			(69,300,000		)	—			—			—			465,880,000
Net income attributable to common units	$	(18,233,000	)	$	(89,443,000	)	$	84,515,900		$	84,496,400		$	103,454,500		$	569,100,000
Weighted-average common units outstanding	74,523,935			298,739,382			62,788,634			68,461,157			46,135,229			278,250,489
Net income per common unit	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.30	)	$	1.35		$	1.23		$	2.24		$	2.05

Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding, Basic and Diluted

The weighted-average common units outstanding, basic and diluted, are calculated as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2015		Year Ended December 31, 2014		Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted
The Carlyle Group L.P. weighted-average common units outstanding	74,523,935	74,523,935	62,788,634	62,788,634	46,135,229	46,135,229
Unvested deferred restricted common units	—	—	—	5,258,516	—	4,057,793
Contingently issuable Carlyle Holdings partnership units and common units	—	—	—	414,007	—	465,909
Weighted-average vested Carlyle Holdings partnership units	—	216,943,053	—	—	—	211,225,760
Unvested Carlyle Holdings partnership units	—	7,272,394	—	—	—	16,365,798
Weighted-average common units outstanding	74,523,935	298,739,382	62,788,634	68,461,157	46,135,229	278,250,489