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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Assets and Liabilities Related to Interest in Non-Consolidated VIEs and Maximum Exposure to Loss | The maximum exposure to loss represents the loss of assets recognized by Blackstone relating to non-consolidated entities, any amounts due to non-consolidated entities and any clawback obligation relating to previously distributed Carried Interest. The assets and liabilities recognized in the Partnership’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition related to the Partnership’s interest in these non-consolidated VIEs and the Partnership’s maximum exposure to loss relating to non-consolidated VIEs were as follows:
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Investments |  | $ | 296,796 |  |  | $ | 238,503 |
Receivables |  |  | 80,148 |  |  |  | 94,050 |
Total VIE Assets |  |  | 376,944 |  |  |  | 332,553 |
VIE Liabilities |  |  | 1,142 |  |  |  | 48 |
Potential Clawback Obligation |  |  | 30,803 |  |  |  | 14,876 |
Maximum Exposure to Loss |  | $ | 408,889 |  |  | $ | 347,477 |

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