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EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Summary of Status of Partnership's Unvested Equity-Based Awards | A summary of the status of the Partnership’s unvested equity-based awards as of June 30, 2012 and a summary of changes during the period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012 is presented below:
|  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | The Blackstone Group L.P. |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Equity Settled Awards |  |  | Cash Settled Awards |
Unvested Units |  | Partnership Units |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | Deferred Restricted Common Units and Options |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  | Phantom Units |  |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  |  | 89,644,650 |  |  | $ | 29.88 |  |  |  | 17,635,945 |  |  | $ | 18.50 |  |  |  | 218,583 |  |  | $ | 13.88 |
Granted |  |  | 1,612,611 |  |  |  | 14.04 |  |  |  | 1,550,478 |  |  |  | 13.25 |  |  |  | 6,736 |  |  |  | 12.82 |
Vested |  |  | (23,409,788 | ) |  |  | 30.36 |  |  |  | (4,598,271 | ) |  |  | 19.94 |  |  |  | (3,963 | ) |  |  | 13.33 |
Forfeited |  |  | (2,063,277 | ) |  |  | 30.58 |  |  |  | (619,522 | ) |  |  | 19.79 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Balance, June 30, 2012 |  |  | 65,784,196 |  |  | $ | 29.30 |  |  |  | 13,968,630 |  |  | $ | 17.20 |  |  |  | 221,356 |  |  | $ | 12.22 |
Unvested Units, After Expected Forfeitures | The following unvested units, after expected forfeitures, as of June 30, 2012, are expected to vest:
|  | Units |  |  | Weighted-Average Service Period in Years |
Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units |  |  | 61,474,866 |  |  |  | 2.9 |
Deferred Restricted Blackstone Common Units and Options |  |  | 11,895,121 |  |  |  | 2.6 |
Total Equity-Based Awards |  |  | 73,369,987 |  |  |  | 2.8 |
Phantom Units |  |  | 206,333 |  |  |  | 2.9 |

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