Condensed Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Investment in AB	$ 1,512,171	$ 1,540,508
Total assets	1,512,171	1,540,508
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	313	619
Total liabilities	313	619
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 8)
Partners’ capital:
General Partner: 100,000 general partnership units issued and outstanding	1,385	1,405
Limited partners: 96,373,204 and 96,552,190 limited partnership units issued and outstanding	1,565,563	1,592,240
AB Holding Units held by AB to fund long-term incentive compensation plans	(16,300)	(11,731)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(38,790)	(42,025)
Total partners’ capital	1,511,858	1,539,889
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$ 1,512,171	$ 1,540,508