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Amount of increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from a tax benefit (deficiency) associated with an share-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

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The amount of the gain (loss) recognized by the parent and included in its attributable portion of net income for the period due to deconsolidation of a subsidiary or derecognition of a group of assets. The gain (loss) recognized and included in the net income attributable to the parent for the period is generally computed as the difference between: (a) the aggregate of: (1) the fair value of any consideration received; (2) the fair value of any retained noncontrolling investment in the former subsidiary at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated; and (3) the carrying amount of any noncontrolling interest in the former subsidiary (including any accumulated other comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest) at the date the subsidiary was deconsolidated and (b) the carrying amount of the former subsidiary's assets and liabilities.

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Amount after tax, before reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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Amount after tax of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income for translation gain (loss) realized upon the sale or liquidation of an investment in a foreign entity and foreign currency hedges that are designated and qualified as hedging instruments for hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation.

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Total contributions made by each class of partners (i.e., general, limited and preferred partners).

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Total change in each class of partners' capital accounts during the year due to the sale of units. All partners include general, limited and preferred partners.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total USD ($)	Partners' Capital USD ($)	Appropriated Partners' Capital USD ($)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income USD ($)	Total USD ($)	Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities USD ($)	Non-Controlling Interests in Blackstone Holdings USD ($)	Total Partners' Capital USD ($)	Redeemable NonControlling Interests in Consolidated Entities USD ($)	Common Units
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013									$ 1,950,442
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		6,002,592	300,708	3,466	6,306,766	2,464,047	3,656,416	12,427,229
Beginning Balance, Units at Dec. 31, 2013										572,592,279
Net Delivery of Vested Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units and Blackstone Common Units										4,759,747
Conversion of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units to Blackstone Common Units, Units										6,739,766
Transition and Acquisition Adjustments Relating to Consolidation of CLO Entities			8,398		8,398			8,398
Consolidation of Fund Entity						4,511		4,511	30,922
Net Income	654,875us-gaap_ProfitLoss	265,617			265,617	43,961	299,505	609,083	45,792
Allocation of Income / (Losses) of Consolidated CLO Entities			(39,019)		(39,019)	39,019
Currency Translation Adjustment	(1,166)			(1,048)	(1,048)	(118)		(1,166)
Allocation of Currency Translation Adjustment of Consolidated CLO Entities			(118)		(118)	118
Reclassification of Currency Translation Adjustment Due to Deconsolidation of CLO Entities		(2,695)			(2,695)			(2,695)
Capital Contributions						147,862		147,862	282,641
Capital Distributions		(341,318)			(341,318)	(135,987)	(367,544)	(844,849)	(133,443)
Transfer of Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities						(212)		(212)
Purchase of Interests from Certain Non-Controlling Interest Holders		(6)			(6)			(6)
Deferred Tax Effects Resulting from Acquisition of Ownership Interests from Non-Controlling Interest Holders		12,645			12,645			12,645
Equity-Based Compensation		142,117			142,117		133,128	275,245
Relinquished with Deconsolidation and Liquidation of Partnership			(35,460)		(35,460)	(55)		(35,515)
Net Delivery of Vested Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units and Blackstone Common Units		(19,129)			(19,129)			(19,129)
Excess Tax Benefits Related to Equity-Based Compensation, Net		14,006			14,006			14,006
Change in The Blackstone Group L.P.'s Ownership Interest	(10,354)bx_ChangeOfParentOwnershipInterest	(10,354)			(10,354)		10,354
Conversion of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units to Blackstone Common Units		45,050			45,050		(45,050)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2014									2,176,354
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2014		6,108,525	234,509	2,418	6,345,452	2,563,146	3,686,809	12,595,407
Ending Balance, Units at Mar. 31, 2014										584,091,792
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	2,441,854								2,441,854
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	14,891,693	6,999,830	81,301	(20,864)	7,060,267	3,415,356	4,416,070	14,891,693
Beginning Balance, Units at Dec. 31, 2014										595,624,855
Net Delivery of Vested Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units and Blackstone Common Units										7,956,871
Conversion of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units to Blackstone Common Units, Units										5,603,820
Consolidation of Fund Entity
Net Income	1,484,258us-gaap_ProfitLoss	629,448			629,448	153,222	645,230	1,427,900	56,358
Allocation of Income / (Losses) of Consolidated CLO Entities			51,658		51,658	(51,658)
Currency Translation Adjustment	(50,271)			(21,150)	(21,150)	(29,121)		(50,271)
Allocation of Currency Translation Adjustment of Consolidated CLO Entities			(29,121)		(29,121)	29,121
Capital Contributions						141,668		141,668	178,838
Capital Distributions		(482,249)			(482,249)	(243,615)	(488,711)	(1,214,575)	(167,003)
Transfer of Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities						(10,163)		(10,163)
Deferred Tax Effects Resulting from Acquisition of Ownership Interests from Non-Controlling Interest Holders		9,113			9,113			9,113
Equity-Based Compensation		130,134			130,134		122,236	252,370
Net Delivery of Vested Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units and Blackstone Common Units		(27,632)			(27,632)			(27,632)
Excess Tax Benefits Related to Equity-Based Compensation, Net		23,834			23,834			23,834
Change in The Blackstone Group L.P.'s Ownership Interest	68,361bx_ChangeOfParentOwnershipInterest	68,361			68,361		(68,361)
Conversion of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units to Blackstone Common Units		46,123			46,123		(46,123)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2015	2,510,047								2,510,047
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2015	$ 15,443,937	$ 7,396,962	$ 103,838	$ (42,014)	$ 7,458,786	$ 3,404,810	$ 4,580,341	$ 15,443,937
Ending Balance, Units at Mar. 31, 2015										609,185,546