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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - New Accounting Pronouncements (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Percentage of Partnership's performance fee revenues (percent)	80.00%

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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.

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