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Summary of Status of Partnership's Unvested Equity-Based Awards (Detail) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Blackstone | Blackstone Partnership Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | shares | 33,498,237
Granted (Units) | shares | 28,207,130
Vested (Units) | shares | (19,681,411)
Forfeited (Units) | shares | (934,536)
Ending Balance | shares | 41,089,420
Beginning Balance | $ 26.19
Granted (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 38.76
Vested (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 29.62
Forfeited (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 23.49
Ending Balance | 33.24
Blackstone Group L P | Equity Settled Awards Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | 16.95
Granted (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 35.74
Vested (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 17.93
Forfeited (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 21.01
Exchanged | 28.23
Ending Balance | 22.88
Blackstone Group L P | Cash Settled Awards Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | 31.95
Granted (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 35.31
Vested (Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value) | 32.62
Exchanged | 28.23
Ending Balance | $ 32.53
Blackstone Group L P | Equity Settled Awards Deferred Restricted Common Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | shares | 17,569,372
Granted (Units) | shares | 5,171,322
Vested (Units) | shares | (7,536,719)
Forfeited (Units) | shares | (228,735)
Exchanged | shares | (10,374)
Ending Balance | shares | 14,964,866
Blackstone Group L P | Cash Settled Awards Phantom Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Beginning Balance | shares | 1,455
Granted (Units) | shares | 16,312
Vested (Units) | shares | (815)
Exchanged | shares | 10,374
Ending Balance | shares | 27,326

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