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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Clawback Obligations by Segment | The following table presents the clawback obligations by segment:
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Segment |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |  |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |
Private Equity |  | $ | 69,412 |  |  | $ | 134,336 |  |  | $ | 203,748 |  |  | $ | 68,044 |  |  | $ | 128,756 |  |  | $ | 196,800 |
Real Estate |  |  | 30,840 |  |  |  | 26,411 |  |  |  | 57,251 |  |  |  | 30,841 |  |  |  | 38,659 |  |  |  | 69,500 |
Credit Businesses |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 100,252 |  |  | $ | 160,755 |  |  | $ | 261,007 |  |  | $ | 98,885 |  |  | $ | 167,415 |  |  | $ | 266,300 |

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