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Segment Reporting - Reportable Segments Financial Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Fund level fee revenues |  |  |
Fund management fees | $ 246.3 | $ 289.5 |
Performance fees |  |  |
Realized | 83.2 | 131.8 |
Unrealized | 598.4 | 13.4 |
Total performance fees | 681.6 | 145.2 |
Investment income (loss) |  |  |
Realized | (0.2) | 12.6 |
Unrealized | 46.5 | (22.2) |
Total investment income (loss) | 46.3 | (9.6) |
Other income | 2.4 | 1.2 |
Total revenues | 1,120.1 | 483.1 |
Performance fee related |  |  |
Realized | 45.8 | 61.6 |
Unrealized | 271.3 | 7.9 |
Total compensation and benefits | 535.9 | 311.2 |
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses | 93.8 | 82.3 |
Interest expense | 15.0 | 15.3 |
Total expenses | 809.5 | 459.4 |
Net Performance Fees | 364.5 | 75.7 |
Segment assets | 10,375.2 |  | $ 9,973.0
Corporate Private Equity |  |  |
Performance fees |  |  |
Total performance fees | 568.0 | 27.5 |
Real Assets |  |  |
Performance fees |  |  |
Total performance fees | 57.8 | 102.2 |
Global Market Strategies |  |  |
Performance fees |  |  |
Total performance fees | 20.0 | 1.6 |
Investment Solutions |  |  |
Performance fees |  |  |
Total performance fees | 35.8 | 13.9 |
Operating Segments |  |  |
Fund level fee revenues |  |  |
Fund management fees | 255.6 | 279.9 |
Portfolio advisory fees, net | 4.0 | 3.2 |
Transaction fees, net | 7.7 | 20.3 |
Total fund level fee revenues | 267.3 | 303.4 |
Performance fees |  |  |
Realized | 83.0 | 132.0 |
Unrealized | 631.7 | 16.0 |
Total performance fees | 714.7 | 148.0 |
Investment income (loss) |  |  |
Realized | (5.4) | 7.5 |
Unrealized | 16.0 | (13.9) |
Total investment income (loss) | 10.6 | (6.4) |
Interest income | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Other income | 5.2 | 3.1 |
Total revenues | 1,001.2 | 451.1 |
Compensation and benefits |  |  |
Direct base compensation | 108.3 | 121.8 |
Indirect base compensation | 39.0 | 39.8 |
Equity-based compensation | 30.1 | 31.4 |
Performance fee related |  |  |
Realized | 47.7 | 61.9 |
Unrealized | 272.9 | 10.8 |
Total compensation and benefits | 498.0 | 265.7 |
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses | 80.6 | 74.4 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 7.5 | 7.3 |
Interest expense | 15.0 | 15.2 |
Total expenses | 601.1 | 362.6 |
Economic Net Income | 400.1 | 88.5 |
Net Performance Fees | 394.1 | 75.3 |
Investment Income (Loss) | 10.6 | (6.4) |
Equity-based compensation | 30.1 | 31.4 |
Fee Related Earnings | 25.5 | 51.0 |
Realized Net Performance Fees | 35.3 | 70.1 |
Realized Investment Income (Loss) | (5.4) | 7.5 |
Distributable Earnings | 55.4 | 128.6 |
Segment assets | 6,215.3 |  |
Operating Segments | Corporate Private Equity |  |  |
Fund level fee revenues |  |  |
Fund management fees | 115.7 | 127.2 |
Portfolio advisory fees, net | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Transaction fees, net | 7.7 | 20.3 |
Total fund level fee revenues | 127.2 | 150.6 |
Performance fees |  |  |
Realized | 51.3 | 126.2 |
Unrealized | 515.3 | (93.1) |
Total performance fees | 566.6 | 33.1 |
Investment income (loss) |  |  |
Realized | 0.2 | 4.5 |
Unrealized | 5.5 | (6.1) |
Total investment income (loss) | 5.7 | (1.6) |
Interest income | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Other income | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Total revenues | 701.9 | 184.5 |
Compensation and benefits |  |  |
Direct base compensation | 55.4 | 59.8 |
Indirect base compensation | 18.7 | 19.6 |
Equity-based compensation | 15.0 | 17.8 |
Performance fee related |  |  |
Realized | 26.1 | 58.6 |
Unrealized | 227.8 | (44.7) |
Total compensation and benefits | 343.0 | 111.1 |
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses | 35.0 | 30.9 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Interest expense | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Total expenses | 388.5 | 152.3 |
Economic Net Income | 313.4 | 32.2 |
Net Performance Fees | 312.7 | 19.2 |
Investment Income (Loss) | 5.7 | (1.6) |
Equity-based compensation | 15.0 | 17.8 |
Fee Related Earnings | 10.0 | 32.4 |
Realized Net Performance Fees | 25.2 | 67.6 |
Realized Investment Income (Loss) | 0.2 | 4.5 |
Distributable Earnings | 35.4 | 104.5 |
Segment assets | 2,967.8 |  |
Operating Segments | Real Assets |  |  |
Fund level fee revenues |  |  |
Fund management fees | 56.0 | 65.2 |
Portfolio advisory fees, net | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Transaction fees, net | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total fund level fee revenues | 56.1 | 65.2 |
Performance fees |  |  |
Realized | 13.5 | 1.8 |
Unrealized | 78.7 | 97.7 |
Total performance fees | 92.2 | 99.5 |
Investment income (loss) |  |  |
Realized | (8.1) | 2.2 |
Unrealized | 5.2 | (4.7) |
Total investment income (loss) | (2.9) | (2.5) |
Interest income | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Other income | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Total revenues | 146.4 | 163.1 |
Compensation and benefits |  |  |
Direct base compensation | 19.7 | 20.2 |
Indirect base compensation | 10.9 | 9.2 |
Equity-based compensation | 8.8 | 6.2 |
Performance fee related |  |  |
Realized | 6.8 | 0.8 |
Unrealized | 19.3 | 44.8 |
Total compensation and benefits | 65.5 | 81.2 |
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses | 15.6 | 14.9 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Interest expense | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Total expenses | 87.0 | 101.6 |
Economic Net Income | 59.4 | 61.5 |
Net Performance Fees | 66.1 | 53.9 |
Investment Income (Loss) | (2.9) | (2.5) |
Equity-based compensation | 8.8 | 6.2 |
Fee Related Earnings | 5.0 | 16.3 |
Realized Net Performance Fees | 6.7 | 1.0 |
Realized Investment Income (Loss) | (8.1) | 2.2 |
Distributable Earnings | 3.6 | 19.5 |
Segment assets | 1,640.9 |  |
Operating Segments | Global Market Strategies |  |  |
Fund level fee revenues |  |  |
Fund management fees | 48.1 | 51.1 |
Portfolio advisory fees, net | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Transaction fees, net | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total fund level fee revenues | 48.2 | 51.2 |
Performance fees |  |  |
Realized | 5.6 | 1.8 |
Unrealized | 14.5 | (0.3) |
Total performance fees | 20.1 | 1.5 |
Investment income (loss) |  |  |
Realized | 2.4 | 0.8 |
Unrealized | 4.2 | (2.1) |
Total investment income (loss) | 6.6 | (1.3) |
Interest income | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Other income | 3.4 | 1.1 |
Total revenues | 79.9 | 54.0 |
Compensation and benefits |  |  |
Direct base compensation | 17.1 | 23.2 |
Indirect base compensation | 6.6 | 8.2 |
Equity-based compensation | 4.3 | 5.0 |
Performance fee related |  |  |
Realized | 2.7 | 0.8 |
Unrealized | 6.8 | (1.1) |
Total compensation and benefits | 37.5 | 36.1 |
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses | 23.2 | 19.2 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Interest expense | 2.6 | 2.7 |
Total expenses | 64.5 | 59.5 |
Economic Net Income | 15.4 | (5.5) |
Net Performance Fees | 10.6 | 1.8 |
Investment Income (Loss) | 6.6 | (1.3) |
Equity-based compensation | 4.3 | 5.0 |
Fee Related Earnings | 2.5 | (1.0) |
Realized Net Performance Fees | 2.9 | 1.0 |
Realized Investment Income (Loss) | 2.4 | 0.8 |
Distributable Earnings | 7.8 | 0.8 |
Segment assets | 716.7 |  |
Operating Segments | Investment Solutions |  |  |
Fund level fee revenues |  |  |
Fund management fees | 35.8 | 36.4 |
Portfolio advisory fees, net | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Transaction fees, net | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total fund level fee revenues | 35.8 | 36.4 |
Performance fees |  |  |
Realized | 12.6 | 2.2 |
Unrealized | 23.2 | 11.7 |
Total performance fees | 35.8 | 13.9 |
Investment income (loss) |  |  |
Realized | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Unrealized | 1.1 | (1.0) |
Total investment income (loss) | 1.2 | (1.0) |
Interest income | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Other income | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Total revenues | 73.0 | 49.5 |
Compensation and benefits |  |  |
Direct base compensation | 16.1 | 18.6 |
Indirect base compensation | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Equity-based compensation | 2.0 | 2.4 |
Performance fee related |  |  |
Realized | 12.1 | 1.7 |
Unrealized | 19.0 | 11.8 |
Total compensation and benefits | 52.0 | 37.3 |
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses | 6.8 | 9.4 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Interest expense | 1.5 | 1.6 |
Total expenses | 61.1 | 49.2 |
Economic Net Income | 11.9 | 0.3 |
Net Performance Fees | 4.7 | 0.4 |
Investment Income (Loss) | 1.2 | (1.0) |
Equity-based compensation | 2.0 | 2.4 |
Fee Related Earnings | 8.0 | 3.3 |
Realized Net Performance Fees | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Realized Investment Income (Loss) | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Distributable Earnings | 8.6 | $ 3.8 |
Segment assets | $ 889.9 |  |

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