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Earnings Per Common Unit - Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares) | 85,337,534 | 80,885,060
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 91,967,452 | 299,949,767
The Carlyle Group, L.P. |  |
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares) | 85,337,534 | 80,885,060
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 85,337,534 | 80,885,060
Unvested deferred restricted common units |  |
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares) | 0 | 0
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 6,031,974 | 1,809,650
Issuable Carlyle Holdings Partnership units |  |
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares) | 0 | 0
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 597,944 | 0
Weighted-average vested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units |  |
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 0 | 216,955,323
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units |  |
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 0 | 299,734

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