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BORROWINGS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Blackstone Issued Notes | The carrying value and fair value of the Blackstone issued notes as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were:
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value (a) |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value (a) |
Blackstone Issued 5.875%, $400 Million Par, Notes Due 3/15/2021 |  | $ | 398,310 |  |  | $ | 418,480 |  |  | $ | 398,237 |  |  | $ | 404,160 |
Blackstone Issued 6.625%, $600 Million Par, Notes Due 8/15/2019 |  | $ | 660,149 |  |  | $ | 655,260 |  |  | $ | 653,467 |  |  | $ | 640,440 |
(a) | Fair value is determined by broker quote and these notes would be classified as Level II within the fair value hierarchy.
Partnership's Borrowings Through Consolidated CLO Vehicles | At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Partnership’s borrowings through consolidated CLO vehicles consisted of the following:
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Borrowing Outstanding |  |  | Weighted Average Interest Rate |  | Weighted Average Remaining Maturity in Years |  |  | Borrowing Outstanding |  |  | Weighted Average Interest Rate |  | Weighted Average Remaining Maturity in Years |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | 11,927,078 |  |  | 1.66% |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 8,250,418 |  |  | 1.96% |  |  | 4.3 |
Subordinated Notes |  |  | 1,424,900 |  |  | (a) |  |  | 5.5 |  |  |  | 1,117,571 |  |  | (a) |  |  | 7.2 |
|  | $ | 13,351,978 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 9,367,989 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(a) | The Subordinated Notes do not have contractual interest rates but instead receive distributions from the excess cash flows of the CLO vehicles.
Scheduled Principal Payments for Borrowings | Scheduled principal payments for borrowings as of June 30, 2012 were as follows:
|  | Operating Borrowings |  |  | Blackstone Fund Facilities / CLO Vehicles |  |  | Total Borrowings |
2012 |  | $ | 594 |  |  | $ | 7,606 |  |  | $ | 8,200 |
2013 |  |  | 1,188 |  |  |  | 85,192 |  |  |  | 86,380 |
2014 |  |  | 5,040 |  |  |  | 289,770 |  |  |  | 294,810 |
2015 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 624,007 |  |  |  | 624,007 |
Thereafter |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  | 12,362,341 |  |  |  | 13,362,341 |
Total |  | $ | 1,006,822 |  |  | $ | 13,368,916 |  |  | $ | 14,375,738 |

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