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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Assets and Liabilities Related to Interest in Non-Consolidated VIEs and Maximum Exposure to Loss | The assets and liabilities recognized in the Partnership’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition related to the Partnership’s interest in these non-consolidated VIEs and the Partnership’s maximum exposure to loss relating to non-consolidated VIEs were as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Investments |  | $ | 758,304 |  |  | $ | 364,709 |
Accounts Receivable |  |  | 166,908 |  |  |  | 1,885 |
Due from Affiliates |  |  | 86,246 |  |  |  | 112,686 |
Total VIE Assets |  |  | 1,011,458 |  |  |  | 479,280 |
Due to Affiliates |  |  | 397 |  |  |  | 2,657 |
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |
Potential Clawback Obligation |  |  | 63,290 |  |  |  | 36,040 |
Maximum Exposure to Loss |  | $ | 1,075,147 |  |  | $ | 517,977 |

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