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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Due From Affiliates And Due To Affiliates | As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Due from Affiliates and Due to Affiliates comprised the following:
|  | June 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Due from Affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for Potential Clawback of Previously Distributed Carried Interest |  | $ | 160,755 |  |  | $ | 167,415 |
Primarily Interest Bearing Advances Made on Behalf of Certain Non-Controlling Interest Holders and Blackstone Employees for Investments in Blackstone Funds |  |  | 150,482 |  |  |  | 223,281 |
Amounts Due from Portfolio Companies and Funds |  |  | 278,602 |  |  |  | 234,254 |
Investments Redeemed in Non-Consolidated Funds of Funds |  |  | 1,522 |  |  |  | 67,608 |
Management and Performance Fees Due from Non-Consolidated Funds of Funds |  |  | 79,647 |  |  |  | 71,162 |
Payments Made on Behalf of Non-Consolidated Entities |  |  | 120,510 |  |  |  | 87,711 |
Advances Made to Certain Non-Controlling Interest Holders and Blackstone Employees |  |  | 8,545 |  |  |  | 9,083 |
|  | $ | 800,063 |  |  | $ | 860,514 |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Due to Affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due to Certain Non-Controlling Interest Holders in Connection with the Tax Receivable Agreements |  | $ | 1,167,547 |  |  | $ | 1,112,330 |
Accrual for Potential Repayment of Previously Received Performance Fees |  |  | 261,007 |  |  |  | 266,300 |
Due to Note-Holders of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  | 206,842 |  |  |  | 292,372 |
Distributions Received on Behalf of Certain Non-Controlling Interest Holders and Blackstone Employees |  |  | 32,055 |  |  |  | 20,526 |
Payable to Affiliates for Consolidated Funds in Liquidation |  |  | 51,760 |  |  |  | 58,793 |
Distributions Received on Behalf of Blackstone Entities |  |  | 35,286 |  |  |  | 42,620 |
Payments Made by Non-Consolidated Entities |  |  | 9,245 |  |  |  | 18,527 |
|  | $ | 1,763,742 |  |  | $ | 1,811,468 |

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