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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON UNIT (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit | Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common unit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 was calculated as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Blackstone Group L.P. |  | $ | (74,964 | ) |  | $ | 86,237 |  |  | $ | (16,639 | ) |  | $ | 128,941 |
Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding |  |  | 528,778,977 |  |  |  | 476,289,647 |  |  |  | 517,882,253 |  |  |  | 462,094,878 |
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit |  | $ | (0.14 | ) |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  | $ | (0.03 | ) |  | $ | 0.28 |
Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding |  |  | 528,778,977 |  |  |  | 476,289,647 |  |  |  | 517,882,253 |  |  |  | 462,094,878 |
Weighted-Average Unvested Deferred Restricted Common Units |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,353,999 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,523,856 |
Weighted-Average Diluted Common Units Outstanding |  |  | 528,778,977 |  |  |  | 483,643,646 |  |  |  | 517,882,253 |  |  |  | 468,618,734 |
Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit |  | $ | (0.14 | ) |  | $ | 0.18 |  |  | $ | (0.03 | ) |  | $ | 0.28 |
Summary of Anti-Dilutive Securities | The following table summarizes the anti-dilutive securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Weighted-Average Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units |  |  | 591,155,160 |  |  |  | 625,526,089 |  |  |  | 596,986,114 |  |  |  | 641,817,877 |

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