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NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Unit | Basic and diluted net income per common unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 was calculated as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Net Income Attributable to The Blackstone Group L.P. |  | $ | 171,164 |  |  | $ | 128,824 |  |  | $ | 549,947 |  |  | $ | 112,185 |
Basic Net Income Per Common Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding |  |  | 589,643,844 |  |  |  | 544,716,399 |  |  |  | 585,296,526 |  |  |  | 526,892,258 |
Basic Net Income Per Common Unit |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.94 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |
Diluted Net Income Per Common Unit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding |  |  | 589,643,844 |  |  |  | 544,716,399 |  |  |  | 585,296,526 |  |  |  | 526,892,258 |
Weighted-Average Unvested Deferred Restricted Common Units |  |  | 3,276,951 |  |  |  | 2,207,204 |  |  |  | 3,191,542 |  |  |  | 5,810,614 |
Weighted-Average Diluted Common Units Outstanding |  |  | 592,920,795 |  |  |  | 546,923,603 |  |  |  | 588,488,068 |  |  |  | 532,702,872 |
Diluted Net Income Per Common Unit |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.93 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |
Summary of Anti-Dilutive Securities | The following table summarizes the anti-dilutive securities for the periods indicated:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Weighted-Average Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units |  |  | 551,916,623 |  |  |  | 586,762,611 |  |  |  | 554,857,282 |  |  |  | 593,555,609 |

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