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INVESTMENTS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Investments

Investments consists of the following:

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Investments of Consolidated Blackstone Funds

   $ 10,733,353       $ 12,521,248   

Equity Method Investments

     3,433,312         3,309,879   

Blackstone’s Treasury Cash Management Strategies

     1,693,373         1,104,800   

Performance Fees

     6,122,738         4,674,792   

Other Investments

     138,377         118,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 22,121,153       $ 21,729,523   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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—Net Gains from Fund Investment Activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
            2014                     2013                     2014                     2013          

Realized Gains (Losses)

  $ 32,427      $ (2,932   $ 66,366      $ 95,403   

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

    (71,525     46,872        (30,406     (36,855
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (39,098     43,940        35,960        58,548   

Interest and Dividend Revenue Attributable to Consolidated Blackstone Funds

    47,780        44,012        181,462        137,580   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Income — Net Gains from Fund Investment Activities

  $ 8,682      $ 87,952      $ 217,422      $ 196,128   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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,  
             2014                     2013                     2014                      2013          

Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ 2,142      $ (6,587   $ 6,307       $ (4,030

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

     (14,541     10,126        1,551         (9,041
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (12,399   $ 3,539      $ 7,858       $ (13,071
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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, 2013

   $ 971,860      $ 3,268,606      $ 9,468      $ 424,858      $ 4,674,792   

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

     1,222,677        1,435,215        40,181        237,877        2,935,950   

Foreign Exchange Loss

     —          (22,975     —          —          (22,975

Fund Distributions

     (416,492     (836,664     (18,443     (193,430     (1,465,029
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Performance Fees, September 30, 2014

   $ 1,778,045      $ 3,844,182      $ 31,206      $ 469,305      $ 6,122,738   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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,  
             2014                     2013                     2014                     2013          

Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ (460   $ (168   $ 5,152      $ 13,938   

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

     239        1,331        (6,252     (11,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (221   $ 1,163      $ (1,100   $ 2,768