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Summarized Financial Information of Partnership's Equity Method Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | $ 116,277,556 |  | $ 90,820,613 |  | $ 70,860,453 |
Other Assets | 7,753,214 |  | 6,741,144 |  | 5,631,149 |
Total Assets | 124,030,770 |  | 97,561,757 |  | 76,491,602 |
Debt | 5,934,982 |  | 3,924,904 |  | 2,817,756 |
Other Liabilities | 2,777,097 |  | 2,859,958 |  | 1,865,176 |
Total Liabilities | 8,712,079 |  | 6,784,862 |  | 4,682,932 |
Partners' Capital | 115,318,691 |  | 90,776,895 |  | 71,808,670 |
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital | 124,030,770 |  | 97,561,757 |  | 76,491,602 |
Interest Income | 1,066,180 |  | 1,191,461 |  | 663,463 |
Other Income | 984,547 |  | 428,249 |  | 788,620 |
Interest Expense | (158,673) |  | (123,269) |  | (58,812) |
Other Expenses | (439,766) |  | (323,804) |  | (260,028) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments | 25,336,533 |  | 11,057,981 |  | 5,905,990 |
Net Income | 26,788,821 |  | 12,230,618 |  | 7,039,233 |
Private Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | 35,516,755 |  | 31,308,915 |  | 25,788,678 |
Other Assets | 389,265 |  | 1,289,961 |  | 321,271 |
Total Assets | 35,906,020 |  | 32,598,876 |  | 26,109,949 |
Debt | 1,691,018 |  | 1,478,929 |  | 863,672 |
Other Liabilities | 54,909 |  | 91,519 |  | 194,873 |
Total Liabilities | 1,745,927 |  | 1,570,448 |  | 1,058,545 |
Partners' Capital | 34,160,093 |  | 31,028,428 |  | 25,051,404 |
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital | 35,906,020 |  | 32,598,876 |  | 26,109,949 |
Interest Income | 294,171 |  | 350,153 |  | 116 |
Other Income | 10,580 |  | 13,255 |  | 516,729 |
Interest Expense | (37,846) |  | (23,060) |  | (14,826) |
Other Expenses | (88,957) |  | (48,926) |  | (50,591) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments | 9,002,197 |  | 3,916,697 |  | 1,510,622 |
Net Income | 9,180,145 |  | 4,208,119 |  | 1,962,050 |
Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | 57,053,881 |  | 40,230,098 |  | 29,856,855 |
Other Assets | 3,441,977 |  | 1,714,990 |  | 1,736,245 |
Total Assets | 60,495,858 |  | 41,945,088 |  | 31,593,100 |
Debt | 3,013,762 |  | 1,336,305 |  | 1,384,867 |
Other Liabilities | 886,445 |  | 703,412 |  | 334,175 |
Total Liabilities | 3,900,207 |  | 2,039,717 |  | 1,719,042 |
Partners' Capital | 56,595,651 |  | 39,905,371 |  | 29,874,058 |
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital | 60,495,858 |  | 41,945,088 |  | 31,593,100 |
Interest Income | 140,879 |  | 128,624 |  | 82,166 |
Other Income | 752,184 |  | 294,105 |  | 159,400 |
Interest Expense | (51,544) |  | (39,103) |  | (19,142) |
Other Expenses | (108,580) |  | (64,569) |  | (54,907) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments | 13,225,141 |  | 4,979,027 |  | 4,086,549 |
Net Income | 13,958,080 |  | 5,298,084 |  | 4,254,066 |
Hedge Fund Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | 11,529,163 |  | 8,193,041 |  | 6,322,821 |
Other Assets | 1,114,404 |  | 1,173,627 |  | 1,167,162 |
Total Assets | 12,643,567 |  | 9,366,668 |  | 7,489,983 |
Debt | 63,830 |  | 65,103 |  | 123,925 |
Other Liabilities | 689,964 |  | 642,925 |  | 461,854 |
Total Liabilities | 753,794 |  | 708,028 |  | 585,779 |
Partners' Capital | 11,889,773 |  | 8,658,640 |  | 6,904,204 |
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital | 12,643,567 |  | 9,366,668 |  | 7,489,983 |
Interest Income | 224 |  | 194 |  | 89 |
Other Income | 89,632 |  | 36,797 |  | 19,275 |
Interest Expense | (310) |  | (1,024) |  | (172) |
Other Expenses | (71,326) |  | (60,114) |  | (51,063) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments | 1,127,173 |  | 798,892 |  | (71,790) |
Net Income | 1,145,393 |  | 774,745 |  | (103,661) |
Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | 12,150,918 |  | 11,066,214 |  | 8,887,081 |
Other Assets | 2,678,742 |  | 2,516,388 |  | 2,355,318 |
Total Assets | 14,829,660 |  | 13,582,602 |  | 11,242,399 |
Debt | 1,165,405 |  | 1,043,595 |  | 444,313 |
Other Liabilities | 1,131,557 |  | 1,401,910 |  | 848,534 |
Total Liabilities | 2,296,962 |  | 2,445,505 |  | 1,292,847 |
Partners' Capital | 12,532,698 |  | 11,137,097 |  | 9,949,552 |
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital | 14,829,660 |  | 13,582,602 |  | 11,242,399 |
Interest Income | 630,902 |  | 712,490 |  | 581,090 |
Other Income | 30,937 |  | 7,283 |  | 26,760 |
Interest Expense | (68,973) |  | (60,082) |  | (24,672) |
Other Expenses | (105,706) |  | (101,451) |  | (78,427) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments | 1,979,078 |  | 1,362,351 |  | 380,609 |
Net Income | 2,466,238 |  | 1,920,591 |  | 885,360 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | 26,839 | [1] | 22,345 | [1] | 5,018 | [1]
Other Assets | 128,826 | [1] | 46,178 | [1] | 51,153 | [1]
Total Assets | 155,665 | [1] | 68,523 | [1] | 56,171 | [1]
Debt | 967 | [1] | 972 | [1] | 979 | [1]
Other Liabilities | 14,222 | [1] | 20,192 | [1] | 25,740 | [1]
Total Liabilities | 15,189 | [1] | 21,164 | [1] | 26,719 | [1]
Partners' Capital | 140,476 | [1] | 47,359 | [1] | 29,452 | [1]
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital | 155,665 | [1] | 68,523 | [1] | 56,171 | [1]
Interest Income | 4 | [1] |  |  | 2 | [1]
Other Income | 101,214 | [1] | 76,809 | [1] | 66,456 | [1]
Other Expenses | (65,197) | [1] | (48,744) | [1] | (25,040) | [1]
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain from Investments | 2,944 | [1] | 1,014 | [1] |  |
Net Income | $ 38,965 | [1] | $ 29,079 | [1] | $ 41,418 | [1]
[1] | Other represents the summarized financial information of equity method investments whose results, for segment reporting purposes, have been allocated across more than one of Blackstone's segments.

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