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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Clawback Obligations by Segment | The following table presents the clawback obligations by segment:
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Segment |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |  |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |
Private Equity |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 146 |
Real Estate |  |  | 445 |  |  |  | 1,440 |  |  |  | 1,885 |  |  |  | 1,501 |  |  |  | 518 |  |  |  | 2,019 |
Credit |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,116 |  |  |  | 2,116 |  |  |  | 1,213 |  |  |  | 892 |  |  |  | 2,105 |
Total |  | $ | 445 |  |  | $ | 3,556 |  |  | $ | 4,001 |  |  | $ | 2,709 |  |  | $ | 1,561 |  |  | $ | 4,270 |

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