Condensed Statements of Financial Condition (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Investment in AllianceBernstein	$ 1,617,287	$ 1,560,536
Other assets	27	5,957
Total assets	1,617,314	1,566,493
Liabilities:
Due to AllianceBernstein	0	6,053
Other liabilities	184	358
Total liabilities	184	6,411
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 8)
Partners' capital:
General Partner: 100,000 general partnership units issued and outstanding	1,365	1,369
Limited partners: 105,852,081 and 105,073,342 limited partnership units issued and outstanding	1,744,373	1,723,172
Holding Units held by AllianceBernstein to fund long-term incentive compensation plans	(103,501)	(146,258)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(25,107)	(18,201)
Total partners' capital	1,617,130	1,560,082
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 1,617,314	$ 1,566,493