Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Summary of Status of Non-Vested Equity-Based Awards

A summary of the status of the Partnership’s non-vested equity-based awards as of December 31, 2015 and a summary of changes from December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2015, are presented below:

	Carlyle Holdings			The Carlyle Group, L.P.
				Equity Settled Awards						Cash Settled Awards
Unvested Units	Partnership Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Deferred Restricted Common Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Unvested Common Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Phantom Units	Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2012	57,850,299	$	22.12	16,707,028	$	22.28	—	$	—	334,614	$	22.00
Granted	52,889	$	30.80	3,067,158	$	31.05	914,087	$	26.83	2,520	$	31.83
Vested	9,650,292	$	22.09	2,828,707	$	22.34	42,027	$	27.99	107,242	$	22.00
Forfeited	1,050,093	$	22.00	695,305	$	22.63	—	$	—	21,381	$	22.00
Balance, December 31, 2013	47,202,803	$	22.13	16,250,174	$	23.91	872,060	$	26.78	208,511	$	22.12
Granted	50,617	$	28.26	7,978,127	$	29.63	—	$	—	12,204	$	34.81
Vested	9,159,216	$	22.10	3,767,550	$	24.69	62,263	$	21.42	101,839	$	22.08
Forfeited	2,096,789	$	22.00	1,531,481	$	24.63	—	$	—	14,806	$	23.85
Balance, December 31, 2014	35,997,415	$	22.16	18,929,270	$	26.12	809,797	$	27.19	104,070	$	23.40
Granted	—	$	—	6,770,420	$	22.39	—	$	—	—	$	—
Vested	8,733,826	$	22.11	5,452,961	$	26.91	31,132	$	21.53	93,109	$	22.52
Forfeited	444,477	$	22.00	1,826,295	$	24.98	11,674	$	27.99	4,220	$	24.80
Balance, December 31, 2015	26,819,112	$	22.18	18,420,434	$	24.62	766,991	$	27.41	6,741	$	34.58