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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Investments | Investments consists of the following:
|  | September 30, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
Investments of Consolidated Blackstone Funds |  | $ | 4,743,145 |  |  | $ | 11,375,407 |
Equity Method Investments |  |  | 3,017,850 |  |  |  | 3,240,825 |
Blackstone’s Treasury Cash Management Strategies |  |  | 2,158,590 |  |  |  | 1,666,061 |
Performance Fees |  |  | 5,220,114 |  |  |  | 6,337,045 |
Other Investments |  |  | 159,056 |  |  |  | 146,251 |
|  | $ | 15,298,755 |  |  | $ | 22,765,589 |
Reconciliation of Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) to Other Income ( Loss) - Net Gains from Fund Investment Activities in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | The following table presents the Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on investments held by the consolidated Blackstone Funds and a reconciliation to Other Income (Loss) — Net Gains from Fund Investment Activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Realized Gains |  | $ | 51,150 |  |  | $ | 32,427 |  |  | $ | 178,662 |  |  | $ | 66,366 |
Net Change in Unrealized Losses |  |  | (102,340 | ) |  |  | (71,525 | ) |  |  | (100,597 | ) |  |  | (30,406 | )
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Consolidated Blackstone Funds |  |  | (51,190 | ) |  |  | (39,098 | ) |  |  | 78,065 |  |  |  | 35,960 |
Interest and Dividend Revenue Attributable to Consolidated Blackstone Funds |  |  | 34,323 |  |  |  | 47,780 |  |  |  | 80,638 |  |  |  | 181,462 |
Other Income (Loss) — Net Gains (Losses) from Fund Investment Activities |  | $ | (16,867 | ) |  | $ | 8,682 |  |  | $ | 158,703 |  |  | $ | 217,422 |
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments Held by Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies | The following table presents the realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments held by Blackstone’s Treasury Cash Management Strategies:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Realized Gains (Losses) |  | $ | (3,003 | ) |  | $ | 2,142 |  |  | $ | (6,606 | ) |  | $ | 6,307 |
Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  |  | (8,984 | ) |  |  | (14,541 | ) |  |  | (12,922 | ) |  |  | 1,551 |
|  | $ | (11,987 | ) |  | $ | (12,399 | ) |  | $ | (19,528 | ) |  | $ | 7,858 |
Performance Fees Allocated to Funds | Performance Fees allocated to the general partner in respect of performance of certain Carry Funds, funds of hedge funds and credit-focused funds were as follows:
|  | Private Equity |  |  | Real Estate |  |  | Hedge Fund Solutions |  |  | Credit |  |  | Total |
Performance Fees, December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 2,215,584 |  |  | $ | 3,721,751 |  |  | $ | 15,031 |  |  | $ | 384,679 |  |  | $ | 6,337,045 |
Performance Fees Allocated as a Result of Changes in Fund Fair Values |  |  | 595,918 |  |  |  | 882,083 |  |  |  | 29,019 |  |  |  | 9,574 |  |  |  | 1,516,594 |
Foreign Exchange Loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | (20,321 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (20,321 | )
Fund Distributions |  |  | (1,164,109 | ) |  |  | (1,334,908 | ) |  |  | (12,526 | ) |  |  | (101,661 | ) |  |  | (2,613,204 | )
Performance Fees, September 30, 2015 |  | $ | 1,647,393 |  |  | $ | 3,248,605 |  |  | $ | 31,524 |  |  | $ | 292,592 |  |  | $ | 5,220,114 |
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses), Other Investments | The following table presents Blackstone’s realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) in other investments:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Realized Gains (Losses) |  | $ | 1,282 |  |  | $ | (460 | ) |  | $ | 1,274 |  |  | $ | 5,152 |
Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  |  | (2,779 | ) |  |  | 239 |  |  |  | (3,233 | ) |  |  | (6,252 | )
|  | $ | (1,497 | ) |  | $ | (221 | ) |  | $ | (1,959 | ) |  | $ | (1,100 | )

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