Business Description And Organization (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Ownership Interest by Limited Partners

As of December 31, 2011, the ownership structure of AllianceBernstein, expressed as a percentage of general and limited partnership interests, was as follows:

AXA and its subsidiaries	60.9	%
Holding	37.5
Unaffiliated Holders	1.6
	100.0	%