Earnings Per Common Unit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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, 2019				Year Ended December 31, 2018				Year Ended December 31, 2017
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income attributable to common units	$	345,300,000	$	345,300,000	$	92,900,000	$	92,900,000	$	238,100,000	$	238,100,000
Weighted-average common units outstanding	113,082,733		122,632,889		104,198,089		113,389,443		92,136,959		100,082,548
Net income per common unit	$	3.05	$	2.82	$	0.89	$	0.82	$	2.58	$	2.38

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, 2019		Year Ended December 31, 2018		Year Ended December 31, 2017
	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted
The Carlyle Group L.P. weighted-average common units outstanding	113,082,733	113,082,733	104,198,089	104,198,089	92,136,959	92,136,959
Unvested deferred restricted common units	—	8,681,760	—	8,336,661	—	7,347,645
Contingently issuable common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units	—	868,396	—	854,693	—	597,944
Weighted-average common units outstanding	113,082,733	122,632,889	104,198,089	113,389,443	92,136,959	100,082,548