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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - New Accounting Pronouncements (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Percentage of Partmnership's performance fee revenues (percent) | 80.00%

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- Definition Represents the percentage of performance fees that are to be accounted for as earnings from financial assets rather than as revenue upon the adoption of the revenue accounting standard. + References No definition available. + Details
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