Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,242.0	$ 966.6
Cash and cash equivalents held at Consolidated Funds	1,551.1	1,402.7
Restricted cash	59.7	129.9
Restricted cash and securities of Consolidated Funds	14.9	25.7
Accrued performance fees	3,795.6cg_AccruedPerformanceFees	3,653.6cg_AccruedPerformanceFees
Investments	931.6us-gaap_Investments	765.3us-gaap_Investments
Investments of Consolidated Funds	26,028.8cg_InvestmentsOfConsolidatedFunds	26,886.4cg_InvestmentsOfConsolidatedFunds
Due from affiliates and other receivables, net	199.4us-gaap_DueFromAffiliates	175.9us-gaap_DueFromAffiliates
Due from affiliates and other receivables of Consolidated Funds, net	1,213.2cg_DueFromAffiliatesOfConsolidatedFunds	626.2cg_DueFromAffiliatesOfConsolidatedFunds
Receivables and inventory of a consolidated real estate VIE	163.9	180.4
Fixed assets, net	75.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	68.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Deposits and other	59.2us-gaap_OtherAssets	38.5us-gaap_OtherAssets
Other assets of a consolidated real estate VIE	86.4	60.1
Intangible assets, net	442.1	582.8
Deferred tax assets	131.0cg_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNet	59.4cg_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNet
Total assets	35,994.3us-gaap_Assets	35,622.3us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities and partners’ capital
Loans payable	40.2us-gaap_LoansPayable	42.4us-gaap_LoansPayable
3.875% senior notes due 2023	499.9cg_SeniorNotesTenYear	499.8cg_SeniorNotesTenYear
5.625% senior notes due 2043	606.8cg_SeniorNotesThirtyYear	398.4cg_SeniorNotesThirtyYear
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	16,052.2	15,220.7
Loans payable of a consolidated real estate VIE at fair value (principal amount of $243.6 million and $305.3 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	146.2	122.1
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	396.2	265.1
Accrued compensation and benefits	2,312.5	2,253.0
Due to affiliates	184.2	403.7
Deferred revenue	93.7us-gaap_DeferredRevenue	64.1us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Deferred tax liabilities	112.2us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities	103.6us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Other liabilities of Consolidated Funds	2,504.9cg_OtherLiabilitiesOfConsolidatedFunds	1,382.7cg_OtherLiabilitiesOfConsolidatedFunds
Other liabilities of a consolidated real estate VIE	84.9	97.7
Accrued giveback obligations	104.4cg_AccruedGivebackObligations	39.6cg_AccruedGivebackObligations
Total liabilities	23,138.3us-gaap_Liabilities	20,892.9us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	3,761.5	4,352.0
Partners’ capital (common units, 67,761,012 and 49,353,406 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively)	566.0cg_PartnersCapitalUnitAmounts	357.1cg_PartnersCapitalUnitAmounts
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(39.0)	(11.2)
Partners’ capital appropriated for Consolidated Funds	184.5	463.6
Non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	6,446.4us-gaap_MinorityInterest	7,696.6us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	1,936.6cg_MinorityInterestInSubsidiary	1,871.3cg_MinorityInterestInSubsidiary
Total partners’ capital	9,094.5us-gaap_PartnersCapital	10,377.4us-gaap_PartnersCapital
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$ 35,994.3	$ 35,622.3

Amount of realized performance fees, if the fund were liquidated at the reporting date fair value, that would be given back to the fund investors at the end of the fund's life if the fund fair value does not recover sufficiently to pass through the hurdle rate that allows for the recognition of performance fees.

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