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Summary of Quantitative Inputs and Assumptions for Items Categorized in Level III of Fair Value Hierarchy (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 4,012,678 | $ 6,760,099
Fair value liabilities |  | 3,355,608 | 6,797,104
Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 1,165,408 | $ 2,624,605
Discounted Cash Flows | Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Default Rate |  |  | 2.00%
Pre-payment Rate |  |  | 20.00%
Recovery Lag |  |  | 12 months
Discounted Cash Flows | Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value liabilities |  |  | $ 6,797,104
Discounted Cash Flows | LIBOR | Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinvestment Rate |  |  | 4.00%
Discounted Cash Flows | Loans and Receivables | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 158,180 | $ 26,247
Discounted Cash Flows | Weighted Average | Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate | [1] |  | 2.30%
Recovery Rate | [1] |  | 66.00%
Discounted Cash Flows | Weighted Average | Loans and Receivables |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate | [1] | 12.30% | 10.90%
Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum | Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  |  | 0.30%
Recovery Rate |  |  | 30.00%
Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum | Loans and Receivables |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 11.90% | 10.50%
Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum | Liabilities of Consolidated CLO Vehicles |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  |  | 19.30%
Recovery Rate |  |  | 70.00%
Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum | Loans and Receivables |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 16.00% | 12.20%
Transaction Price Valuation Technique | Loans and Receivables | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 21,075 | $ 14,150
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  |  | 1.00%
Pre-payment Rate |  |  | 30.00%
Recovery Lag |  | 12 months | 12 months
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 34,376 | $ 26,167
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows | LIBOR |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinvestment Rate |  |  | 4.50%
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate | [1] | 7.50% | 7.20%
Default Rate | [1] | 1.90% |
Recovery Rate | [1] | 66.60% | 66.00%
Reinvestment Rate | [1] | 3.96% |
Pre-payment Rate | [1] | 25.40% |
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 5.80% | 5.80%
Default Rate |  | 1.10% |
Recovery Rate |  | 30.00% | 30.00%
Pre-payment Rate |  | 20.00% |
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum | LIBOR |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinvestment Rate |  | 3.50% |
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 13.00% | 10.00%
Default Rate |  | 2.00% |
Recovery Rate |  | 70.00% | 70.00%
Pre-payment Rate |  | 30.00% |
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum | LIBOR |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinvestment Rate |  | 4.00% |
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Transaction Price Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  |  | $ 4,470
Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | Third Party Pricing Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 10,217 | $ 54,257
Other | Discounted Cash Flows |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Default Rate |  | 2.00% |
Recovery Rate |  | 70.00% |
Pre-payment Rate |  | 20.00% | 20.00%
Recovery Lag |  | 12 months | 12 months
Other | Discounted Cash Flows | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 85,404 | $ 92,604
Other | Discounted Cash Flows | LIBOR |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinvestment Rate |  | 4.00% | 4.00%
Other | Discounted Cash Flows | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate | [1] | 3.10% | 2.90%
Recovery Rate | [1] |  | 66.00%
Other | Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 1.40% | 1.30%
Default Rate |  |  | 2.00%
Recovery Rate |  |  | 30.00%
Other | Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 12.50% | 12.50%
Recovery Rate |  |  | 70.00%
Other | Market Comparable Companies |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  | 7.0 |
Other | Market Comparable Companies | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 453 |
Other | Transaction Price Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 17,847 | $ 11,887
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 837,856 | 2,394,823
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Discounted Cash Flows | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 70,957 | $ 106,727
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Discounted Cash Flows | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate | [1] | 13.20% | 11.80%
Revenue CAGR | [1] | 8.10% | 7.10%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA | [1] | 9.6 | 10.1
Exit Multiple - P/E | [1] | 11.0 | 11.2
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 7.80% | 8.40%
Revenue CAGR |  | (5.00%) | 0.70%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA |  | 5 | 5.0
Exit Multiple - P/E |  | 10.5 | 10.5
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 25.00% | 24.70%
Revenue CAGR |  | 60.60% | 24.40%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA |  | 18.2 | 13.0
Exit Multiple - P/E |  | 17.0 | 17.0
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Market Comparable Companies | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 166 | $ 163
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Market Comparable Companies | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple | [1] | 6.8 | 6.9
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Market Comparable Companies | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  | 6.7 | 6.7
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Market Comparable Companies | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  | 7.3 | 7.6
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Transaction Price Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 15,683 | $ 67,706
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Third Party Pricing Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 58 | 45
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Equity Securities | Other | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 5,447 | 4,670
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Discounted Cash Flows | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 465,131 | $ 485,748
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Discounted Cash Flows | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate | [1] | 9.40% | 9.50%
Revenue CAGR | [1] | 8.00% | 6.50%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA | [1] | 10.5 | 9.7
Exit Capitalization Rate | [1] | 6.30% | 6.80%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 4.40% | 4.40%
Revenue CAGR |  | (5.80%) | (4.40%)
Exit Multiple - EBITDA |  | 0.2 | 1.0
Exit Capitalization Rate |  | 2.60% | 2.00%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 25.70% | 21.50%
Revenue CAGR |  | 35.60% | 41.70%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA |  | 23.3 | 19.1
Exit Capitalization Rate |  | 10.50% | 19.10%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Market Comparable Companies |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  | 0.4 |
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Market Comparable Companies | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 306 |
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Transaction Price Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 28,185 | $ 996,199
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Third Party Pricing Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 12,410 | 13,793
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Partnership And LLC Interests | Other | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 1,907 | $ 682
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Discounted Cash Flows |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Default Rate |  |  | 2.00%
Pre-payment Rate |  |  | 2000.00%
Recovery Lag |  |  | 12 months
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Discounted Cash Flows | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 9,994 | $ 9,570
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Discounted Cash Flows | LIBOR |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Reinvestment Rate |  |  | 4.00%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Discounted Cash Flows | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate | [1] | 14.50% | 16.10%
Recovery Rate | [1] |  | 66.00%
Revenue CAGR | [1] | 16.30% | 5.00%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA | [1] | 10.4 | 11
Exit Capitalization Rate | [1] | 2.20% | 9.30%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Discounted Cash Flows | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 6.50% | 8.80%
Recovery Rate |  |  | 30.00%
Revenue CAGR |  | 7.20% | 4.70%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA |  | 6.3 | 5.9
Exit Capitalization Rate |  | 1.00% | 1.00%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Discounted Cash Flows | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  | 37.10% | 24.70%
Recovery Rate |  |  | 70.00%
Revenue CAGR |  | 20.00% | 6.80%
Exit Multiple - EBITDA |  | 12.0 | 11.3
Exit Capitalization Rate |  | 4.80% | 12.40%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Market Comparable Companies |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  | 6.4 |
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Market Comparable Companies | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 265 | $ 172
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Market Comparable Companies | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple | [1] |  | 6.6
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Market Comparable Companies | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  |  | 6.6
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Market Comparable Companies | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  |  | 7.9
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Transaction Price Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 2,043 | $ 686
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Debt Instruments | Third Party Pricing Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | 19,742 | $ 95,542
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Discounted Cash Flows |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount Rate |  |  | 8.00%
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Discounted Cash Flows | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  |  | $ 3,826
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Market Comparable Companies | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 84,872 | $ 290,658
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Market Comparable Companies | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple | [1] | 6.1 | 6.1
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Market Comparable Companies | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  | 3.7 | 3.8
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Market Comparable Companies | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
EBITDA Multiple |  | 9.0 | 15
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Third Party Pricing Valuation Technique | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 120,373 | $ 318,636
Investments Of Consolidated Blackstone Funds | Assets Of Consolidated CLO Vehicles | Other | Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value assets |  | $ 317 |
[1] | Unobservable inputs were weighted based on the fair value of the investments included in the range.

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