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EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Summary of Status of Partnership's Unvested Equity-Based Awards

A summary of the status of the Partnership’s unvested equity-based awards as of March 31, 2015 and of changes during the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015 is presented below:

 

     Blackstone Holdings      The Blackstone Group L.P.  
                  Equity Settled Awards      Cash Settled Awards  

Unvested Units

   Partnership
Units
    Weighted-
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value
     Deferred
Restricted
Common
Units and
Options
    Weighted-
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value
     Phantom
Units
    Weighted-
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value
 

Balance, December 31, 2014

     33,498,237      $ 26.19         17,569,372      $ 16.95         1,455      $ 31.95   

Granted

     19,874,298        37.86         3,661,263        33.69         998        33.83   

Vested

     (1,697,202     27.17         (3,656,555     14.01         (815     32.62   

Forfeited

     43,916        25.17         (77,371     12.62         —          —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   

Balance, March 31, 2015

     51,719,249      $ 30.64         17,496,709      $ 21.09         1,638      $ 32.76   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

   
Unvested Units, After Expected Forfeitures

The following unvested units, after expected forfeitures, as of March 31, 2015, are expected to vest:

 

     Units      Weighted-Average
Service Period in
Years
 

Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units

     44,918,574         3.2   

Deferred Restricted Blackstone Common Units

     14,948,369         2.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Equity-Based Awards

     59,866,943         2.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Phantom Units

     1,289         2.5