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INVESTMENTS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Investments

Investments consist of the following:

 

     September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Investments of Consolidated Blackstone Funds

   $ 12,328,927       $ 14,026,745   

Equity Method Investments

     2,964,438         2,582,504   

Blackstone’s Treasury Cash Management Strategies

     1,066,170         1,411,680   

Performance Fees

     3,705,713         2,780,217   

Other Investments

     86,138         46,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 20,151,386       $ 20,847,270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) to Other Income (Loss) - Net Gains (Losses) from Fund Investment Activities in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table presents the Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on investments held by the consolidated Blackstone Funds and a reconciliation to Other Income (Loss) — Net Gains (Losses) from Fund Investment Activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ (2,932   $ 6,162      $ 95,403      $ (4,279

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

     46,872        (152,801     (36,855     235,368   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Consolidated Blackstone Funds

     43,940        (146,639     58,548        231,089   

Interest and Dividend Revenue Attributable to Consolidated Blackstone Funds

     44,012        10,679        137,580        169,323   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Income (Loss) — Net Gains (Losses) from Fund Investment Activities

   $ 87,952      $ (135,960   $ 196,128      $ 400,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments Held by Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies

The following table presents the realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments held by Blackstone’s Treasury Cash Management Strategies:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2013     2012      2013     2012  

Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ (6,587   $ 3,228       $ (4,030   $ 3,238   

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

     10,126        6,525         (9,041     7,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 3,539      $ 9,753       $ (13,071   $ 10,589   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Performance Fees Allocated to Funds

Performance Fees allocated to the general partner in respect of performance of certain Carry Funds, funds of hedge funds and credit-focused funds were as follows:

 

     Private
Equity
    Real
Estate
    Hedge Fund
Solutions
    Credit     Total  

Performance Fees, December 31, 2012

   $ 780,474      $ 1,633,279      $ 6,214      $ 360,250      $ 2,780,217   

Performance Fees Allocated as a Result of Changes in Fund Fair Values

     165,884        1,156,423        45,520        210,801        1,578,628   

Foreign Exchange Gain

     —         2,540        —         —         2,540   

Fund Distributions

     (223,502     (273,755     (10,875     (147,540     (655,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Performance Fees, September 30, 2013

   $ 722,856      $ 2,518,487      $ 40,859      $ 423,511      $ 3,705,713   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses), Other Investments

The following table presents Blackstone’s realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) in other investments:

 

     Three Months  Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
         2013             2012             2013             2012      

Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ (168   $ 111      $ 13,938      $ 907   

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

     1,331        (912     (11,170     (722
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,163      $ (801   $ 2,768      $ 185