v2.4.0.8
BORROWINGS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Carrying Value and Fair Value of Blackstone Issued Notes

The carrying value and fair value of the Blackstone issued notes, included in Loans Payable, were:

 

     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value (a)
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value (a)
 

Blackstone Issued 6.625%, $600 Million Par, Notes Due 8/15/2019 (b)

   $ 634,710       $ 687,317       $ 640,220       $ 682,344   

Blackstone Issued 5.875%, $400 Million Par, Notes Due 3/15/2021

   $ 398,502       $ 447,920       $ 398,386       $ 456,200   

Blackstone Issued 4.750%, $400 Million Par, Notes Due 2/15/2023

   $ 393,053       $ 416,920       $ 392,629       $ 426,160   

Blackstone Issued 6.250%, $250 Million Par, Notes Due 8/15/2042

   $ 239,707       $ 265,150       $ 239,619       $ 275,275   

 

(a) Fair value is determined by broker quote and these notes would be classified as Level II within the fair value hierarchy.
(b) The carrying and fair values are determined using the original $600 million par amount less $15 million attributable to these notes which were acquired but not retired by Blackstone during 2012.
Partnership's Borrowings Through Consolidated CLO Vehicles

Borrowings through the consolidated CLO vehicles consisted of the following:

 

     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     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

   $ 9,006,731         1.28     4.2       $ 11,518,111         1.34     4.6   

Subordinated Notes

     1,207,626              (a)      N/A         1,449,191              (a)      2.6   
  

 

 

         

 

 

      
   $ 10,214,357            $ 12,967,302        
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

(a) The Subordinated Notes do not have contractual interest rates but instead receive distributions from the excess cash flows of the CLO vehicles.
Components of Senior Secured Notes and Subordinated Notes

Senior Secured Notes and Subordinated Notes comprise the following amounts:

 

     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
            Amounts Due to Non-
Consolidated Affiliates
            Amounts Due to Non-
Consolidated Affiliates
 
     Fair Value      Borrowing
Outstanding
     Fair Value      Fair Value      Borrowing
Outstanding
     Fair Value  

Senior Secured Notes

   $ 8,641,507       $ 22,000       $ 21,018       $ 10,695,136       $ 22,000       $ 18,229   

Subordinated Notes

   $ 605,380       $ 213,037       $ 109,317       $ 846,471       $ 258,156       $ 172,899   
Scheduled Principal Payments for Borrowings

Scheduled principal payments for borrowings as of September 30, 2013 were as follows:

 

     Operating
Borrowings
     Blackstone Fund
Facilities / CLO
Vehicles
     Total
Borrowings
 

2013

   $ 297       $ 9,859       $ 10,156   

2014

     5,040         3,993         9,033   

2018 and Thereafter

     1,635,000         10,214,357         11,849,357   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,640,337       $ 10,228,209       $ 11,868,546