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Organization - Additional Information (Detail)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Segment
Person
Times
Organization [Line Items]  
Number of business segments | Segment 5
Number of Blackstone founders managing the Partnership | Person 1
Number of times per year, holders of limited partnership interest can exchange their limited partnership interest 4
Partnership Unit to Blackstone Common Unit ratio 100.00%