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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Clawback Obligations by Segment | The following table presents the clawback obligations by segment:
|  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Segment |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |  |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |
Private Equity |  | $ | 70,510 |  |  | $ | 57,352 |  |  | $ | 127,862 |  |  | $ | 69,302 |  |  | $ | 133,852 |  |  | $ | 203,154 |
Real Estate |  |  | 26,784 |  |  |  | 748 |  |  |  | 27,532 |  |  |  | 32,152 |  |  |  | 31,223 |  |  |  | 63,375 |
Credit |  |  | 1,321 |  |  |  | 971 |  |  |  | 2,292 |  |  |  | 340 |  |  |  | 247 |  |  |  | 587 |
Total |  | $ | 98,615 |  |  | $ | 59,071 |  |  | $ | 157,686 |  |  | $ | 101,794 |  |  | $ | 165,322 |  |  | $ | 267,116 |

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