Condensed Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Investment in AB	$ 1,474,916	$ 1,576,120
Other assets	223	0
Total assets	1,475,139	1,576,120
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	355	274
Total liabilities	355	274
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 8)
Partners’ capital:
General Partner: 100,000 general partnership units issued and outstanding	1,375	1,357
Limited partners: 94,716,915 and 99,944,485 limited partnership units issued and outstanding	1,518,024	1,619,841
AB Holding Units held by AB to fund long-term incentive compensation plans	(11,365)	(10,669)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(33,250)	(34,683)
Total partners’ capital	1,474,784	1,575,846
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$ 1,475,139	$ 1,576,120