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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Clawback Obligations by Segment | The following table presents the clawback obligations by segment:
|  | September 30, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
Segment |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |  |  | Blackstone Holdings |  |  | Current and Former Personnel |  |  | Total |
Real Estate |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 1,647 |  |  | $ | 1,777 |
Credit |  |  | 682 |  |  |  | 495 |  |  |  | 1,177 |  |  |  | 1,241 |  |  |  | 871 |  |  |  | 2,112 |
Total |  | $ | 682 |  |  | $ | 495 |  |  | $ | 1,177 |  |  | $ | 1,371 |  |  | $ | 2,518 |  |  | $ | 3,889 |

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