Condensed Statements of Financial Condition (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Investment in AllianceBernstein	$ 1,605,472	$ 1,627,912
Other assets	0	1,072
Total assets	1,605,472	1,628,984
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	701	358
Due to AllianceBernstein	4,307	2,453
Total liabilities	5,008	2,811
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 7)
Partners' capital:
General Partner: 100,000 general partnership units issued and outstanding	1,380	1,416
Limited partners: 105,073,342 and 105,073,342 limited partnership units issued and outstanding	1,729,311	1,760,388
Holding Units held by AllianceBernstein to fund deferred compensation plans	(117,910)	(121,186)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,317)	(14,445)
Total partners' capital	1,600,464	1,626,173
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 1,605,472	$ 1,628,984