Statements of Financial Condition (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Investment in AllianceBernstein	$ 1,533,654	$ 1,560,536
Other assets	0	5,957
Total assets	1,533,654	1,566,493
Liabilities:
Due to AllianceBernstein	0	6,053
Other liabilities	776	358
Total liabilities	776	6,411
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 7)
Partners' capital:
General Partner: 100,000 general partnership units issued and outstanding	1,377	1,369
Limited partners: 95,928,494 and 105,073,342 limited partnership units issued and outstanding	1,558,080	1,723,172
Holding Units held by AllianceBernstein to fund long-term incentive compensation plans	(14,045)	(146,258)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(12,534)	(18,201)
Total partners' capital	1,532,878	1,560,082
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 1,533,654	$ 1,566,493