Condensed Statements of Financial Condition (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Investment in AllianceBernstein	$ 1,522,631	$ 1,533,654
Total assets	1,522,631	1,533,654
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	5,991	776
Total liabilities	5,991	776
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 8)
Partners' capital:
General Partner: 100,000 general partnership units issued and outstanding	1,355	1,377
Limited partners: 96,137,982 and 95,928,494 limited partnership units issued and outstanding	1,539,859	1,558,080
Holding Units held by AllianceBernstein to fund long-term incentive compensation plans	(12,577)	(14,045)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(11,997)	(12,534)
Total partners' capital	1,516,640	1,532,878
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 1,522,631	$ 1,533,654