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BORROWINGS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
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