Segment Reporting | 18. Segment Reporting Blackstone conducts its alternative asset management businesses through four segments: • Real Estate – Blackstone’s Real Estate segment primarily comprises its management of opportunistic real estate funds, Core+ real estate funds, and real estate debt and credit strategies. • Private Equity – Blackstone’s Private Equity segment includes its management of flagship corporate private equity funds, sector and geographically-focused corporate private equity funds, core private equity funds, an opportunistic investment platform, a secondary fund of funds business, infrastructure-focused funds, a life sciences investment platform, a growth equity investment platform, a multi-asset investment program for eligible high net worth investors and a capital markets services business. • Credit & Insurance – Blackstone’s Credit & Insurance segment consists principally of Blackstone Credit, which is organized into two overarching strategies: private credit (which includes mezzanine and direct lending funds, private placement strategies, stressed/distressed strategies and energy strategies) and liquid credit (which consists of CLOs, closed-ended funds, open-ended funds and separately managed accounts). In addition, the segment includes an insurer-focused platform, an asset-based finance platform and publicly traded master limited partnership investment platform. • Hedge Fund Solutions – The largest component of Blackstone’s Hedge Fund Solutions segment is Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, which manages a broad range of commingled and customized hedge fund of fund solutions. The segment also includes a GP Stakes business and investment platforms that invest directly, as well as investment platforms that seed new hedge fund businesses and create alternative solutions through daily liquidity products. These business segments are differentiated by their various investment strategies. Each of the segments primarily earns its income from management fees and investment returns on assets under management. Segment Distributable Earnings is Blackstone’s segment profitability measure used to make operating decisions and assess performance across Blackstone’s four segments. Segment Distributable Earnings represents the net realized earnings of Blackstone’s segments and is the sum of Fee Related Earnings and Net Realizations for each segment. Blackstone’s segments are presented on a basis that deconsolidates Blackstone Funds, eliminates non-controlling For segment reporting purposes, Segment Distributable Earnings is presented along with its major components, Fee Related Earnings and Net Realizations. Fee Related Earnings is used to assess Blackstone’s ability to generate profits from revenues that are measured and received on a recurring basis and not subject to future realization events. Net Realizations is the sum of Realized Principal Investment Income and Realized Performance Revenues less Realized Performance Compensation. Performance Allocations and Incentive Fees are presented together and referred to collectively as Performance Revenues or Performance Compensation. Segment Presentation The following tables present the financial data for Blackstone’s four segments for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022: Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Real Private Credit & Hedge Fund Total Estate Equity Insurance Solutions Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 709,977 $ 443,012 $ 335,308 $ 132,312 $ 1,620,609 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 27,066 48,825 15,002 1,842 92,735 Management Fee Offsets (8,307 ) (766 ) (1,056 ) (29 ) (10,158 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 728,736 491,071 349,254 134,125 1,703,186 Fee Related Performance Revenues 131,299 — 135,439 — 266,738 Fee Related Compensation (199,006 ) (155,680 ) (168,234 ) (45,888 ) (568,808 ) Other Operating Expenses (71,949 ) (74,403 ) (81,375 ) (29,639 ) (257,366 ) Fee Related Earnings 589,080 260,988 235,084 58,598 1,143,750 Realized Performance Revenues 119,721 147,176 42,344 79,182 388,423 Realized Performance Compensation (69,593 ) (62,641 ) (17,571 ) (28,565 ) (178,370 ) Realized Principal Investment Income (Loss) (70 ) 3,967 (19,356 ) 7,998 (7,461 ) Total Net Realizations 50,058 88,502 5,417 58,615 202,592 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 639,138 $ 349,490 $ 240,501 $ 117,213 $ 1,346,342 Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 Real Private Credit & Hedge Fund Total Estate Equity Insurance Solutions Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 611,751 $ 433,459 $ 306,589 $ 145,077 $ 1,496,876 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 46,974 27,551 7,117 3,450 85,092 Management Fee Offsets (689 ) (23,157 ) (1,165 ) (40 ) (25,051 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 658,036 437,853 312,541 148,487 1,556,917 Fee Related Performance Revenues 265,507 — 81,086 — 346,593 Fee Related Compensation (273,893 ) (152,622 ) (137,035 ) (57,863 ) (621,413 ) Other Operating Expenses (88,329 ) (83,233 ) (63,882 ) (26,066 ) (261,510 ) Fee Related Earnings 561,321 201,998 192,710 64,558 1,020,587 Realized Performance Revenues 1,997,720 122,884 78,973 7,197 2,206,774 Realized Performance Compensation (831,402 ) (57,380 ) (36,109 ) (2,083 ) (926,974 ) Realized Principal Investment Income (Loss) 29,116 8,904 7,019 (1,530 ) 43,509 Total Net Realizations 1,195,434 74,408 49,883 3,584 1,323,309 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,756,755 $ 276,406 $ 242,593 $ 68,142 $ 2,343,896 The following tables present the financial data for Blackstone’s four segments as of June 30, 2023 and for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022: June 30, 2023 and the Six Months Then Ended Real Private Credit & Hedge Fund Total Estate Equity Insurance Solutions Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 1,415,364 $ 894,622 $ 662,087 $ 268,083 $ 3,240,156 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 47,627 63,609 23,453 3,756 138,445 Management Fee Offsets (18,764 ) (2,076 ) (2,157 ) (31 ) (23,028 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 1,444,227 956,155 683,383 271,808 3,355,573 Fee Related Performance Revenues 152,047 — 262,935 — 414,982 Fee Related Compensation (336,616 ) (317,306 ) (332,233 ) (91,624 ) (1,077,779 ) Other Operating Expenses (146,130 ) (151,166 ) (155,613 ) (56,105 ) (509,014 ) Fee Related Earnings 1,113,528 487,683 458,472 124,079 2,183,762 Realized Performance Revenues 130,817 646,498 167,525 85,109 1,029,949 Realized Performance Compensation (72,758 ) (295,575 ) (74,343 ) (31,718 ) (474,394 ) Realized Principal Investment Income (Loss) 2,154 36,856 (13,347 ) 10,567 36,230 Total Net Realizations 60,213 387,779 79,835 63,958 591,785 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,173,741 $ 875,462 $ 538,307 $ 188,037 $ 2,775,547 Segment Assets $ 14,049,551 $ 13,586,079 $ 6,352,586 $ 2,619,493 $ 36,607,709 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Real Private Credit & Hedge Fund Total Estate Equity Insurance Solutions Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 1,191,937 $ 854,931 $ 599,034 $ 290,123 $ 2,936,025 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 87,459 40,209 16,514 4,919 149,101 Management Fee Offsets (1,649 ) (50,299 ) (2,784 ) (109 ) (54,841 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 1,277,747 844,841 612,764 294,933 3,030,285 Fee Related Performance Revenues 757,024 (648 ) 148,282 — 904,658 Fee Related Compensation (618,735 ) (303,672 ) (264,379 ) (105,098 ) (1,291,884 ) Other Operating Expenses (154,332 ) (150,977 ) (121,049 ) (49,250 ) (475,608 ) Fee Related Earnings 1,261,704 389,544 375,618 140,585 2,167,451 Realized Performance Revenues 2,800,636 573,122 109,716 36,110 3,519,584 Realized Performance Compensation (1,121,433 ) (264,083 ) (49,495 ) (11,083 ) (1,446,094 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 83,091 74,342 29,800 13,371 200,604 Total Net Realizations 1,762,294 383,381 90,021 38,398 2,274,094 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 3,023,998 $ 772,925 $ 465,639 $ 178,983 $ 4,441,545 Reconciliations of Total Segment Amounts The following tables reconcile the Total Segment Revenues, Expenses and Distributable Earnings to their equivalent GAAP measure for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 along with Total Assets as of June 30, 2023: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Revenues Total GAAP Revenues $ 2,814,691 $ 629,220 $ 4,196,536 $ 5,755,500 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) (114,379 ) 3,467,668 644,937 2,174,618 Less: Unrealized Principal Investment (Income) Loss (b) (160,702 ) 203,288 318,418 176,530 Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (153,240 ) (66,143 ) (248,341 ) (120,628 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) 31,718 (155,704 ) 45,898 (228,523 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (60,408 ) 75,099 (119,395 ) (102,497 ) Transaction-Related Charges (f) (7,461 ) (237 ) (2,673 ) (1,450 ) Intersegment Eliminations 667 602 1,354 1,581 Total Segment Revenue (g) $ 2,350,886 $ 4,153,793 $ 4,836,734 $ 7,655,131 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Expenses Total GAAP Expenses $ 1,475,310 $ 744,113 $ 2,664,655 $ 2,941,135 Less: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (h) (54,155 ) 1,386,543 259,094 914,259 Less: Equity-Based Compensation (i) (249,755 ) (195,644 ) (517,889 ) (397,189 ) Less: Interest Expense (j) (107,130 ) (69,425 ) (211,339 ) (136,027 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (40,879 ) (11,394 ) (97,553 ) (19,200 ) Amortization of Intangibles (k) (7,412 ) (17,044 ) (18,753 ) (34,088 ) Transaction-Related Charges (f) (9,689 ) (25,378 ) (13,522 ) (51,924 ) Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) (2,413 ) (2,476 ) (4,860 ) (4,961 ) Intersegment Eliminations 667 602 1,354 1,581 Total Segment Expenses (m) $ 1,004,544 $ 1,809,897 $ 2,061,187 $ 3,213,586 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Other Income Total GAAP Other Income (Loss) $ 87,595 $ (104,339 ) $ 153,451 $ (52,702 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (87,595 ) 104,339 (153,451 ) 52,702 Total Segment Other Income $ — $ — $ — $ — Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Income (Loss) Before Provision for Taxes Total GAAP Income (Loss) Before Provision for Taxes $ 1,426,976 $ (219,232 ) $ 1,685,332 $ 2,761,663 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) (114,379 ) 3,467,668 644,937 2,174,618 Less: Unrealized Principal Investment (Income) Loss (b) (160,702 ) 203,288 318,418 176,530 Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (153,240 ) (66,143 ) (248,341 ) (120,628 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) 31,718 (155,704 ) 45,898 (228,523 ) Plus: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (h) 54,155 (1,386,543 ) (259,094 ) (914,259 ) Plus: Equity-Based Compensation (i) 249,755 195,644 517,889 397,189 Plus: Interest Expense (j) 107,130 69,425 211,339 136,027 Impact of Consolidation (e) (107,124 ) 190,832 (175,293 ) (30,595 ) Amortization of Intangibles (k) 7,412 17,044 18,753 34,088 Transaction-Related Charges (f) 2,228 25,141 10,849 50,474 Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) 2,413 2,476 4,860 4,961 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,346,342 $ 2,343,896 $ 2,775,547 $ 4,441,545 As of June 30, 2023 Total Assets Total GAAP Assets $ 41,582,784 Impact of Consolidation (e) (4,975,075 ) Total Segment Assets $ 36,607,709 Segment basis presents revenues and expenses on a basis that deconsolidates the investment funds Blackstone manages and excludes the amortization of intangibles and Transaction-Related Charges. (a) This adjustment removes Unrealized Performance Revenues on a segment basis. (b) This adjustment removes Unrealized Principal Investment Income (Loss) on a segment basis. (c) This adjustment removes Interest and Dividend Revenue on a segment basis. (d) This adjustment removes Other Revenue on a segment basis. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $(31.7) million and $155.6 million, and included $(32.0) million and $155.5 million of foreign exchange gains (losses), respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $(45.8) million and $228.5 million, and included $(46.7) million and $228.2 million of foreign exchange gains (losses), respectively. (e) This adjustment reverses the effect of consolidating Blackstone Funds, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. This adjustment includes the elimination of Blackstone’s interest in these funds, the removal of revenue from the reimbursement of certain expenses by the Blackstone Funds, which are presented gross under GAAP but netted against Management and Advisory Fees, Net in the Total Segment measures, and the removal of amounts associated with the ownership of Blackstone consolidated operating partnerships held by non-controlling (f) This adjustment removes Transaction-Related Charges, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. Transaction-Related Charges arise from corporate actions including acquisitions, divestitures, and Blackstone’s initial public offering. They consist primarily of equity-based compensation charges, gains and losses on contingent consideration arrangements, changes in the balance of the Tax Receivable Agreement resulting from a change in tax law or similar event, transaction costs and any gains or losses associated with these corporate actions. (g) Total Segment Revenues is comprised of the following: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Total Segment Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 1,703,186 $ 1,556,917 $ 3,355,573 $ 3,030,285 Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues 266,738 346,593 414,982 904,658 Total Segment Realized Performance Revenues 388,423 2,206,774 1,029,949 3,519,584 Total Segment Realized Principal Investment Income (Loss) (7,461 ) 43,509 36,230 200,604 Total Segment Revenues $ 2,350,886 $ 4,153,793 $ 4,836,734 $ 7,655,131 (h) This adjustment removes Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation. (i) This adjustment removes Equity-Based Compensation on a segment basis. (j) This adjustment adds back Interest Expense on a segment basis, excluding interest expense related to the Tax Receivable Agreement. (k) This adjustment removes the amortization of transaction-related intangibles, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. (l) This adjustment adds an amount equal to an administrative fee collected on a quarterly basis from certain holders of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units. The administrative fee is accounted for as a capital contribution under GAAP, but is reflected as a reduction of Other Operating Expenses in Blackstone’s segment presentation. (m) Total Segment Expenses is comprised of the following: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Total Segment Fee Related Compensation $ 568,808 $ 621,413 $ 1,077,779 $ 1,291,884 Total Segment Realized Performance Compensation 178,370 926,974 474,394 1,446,094 Total Segment Other Operating Expenses 257,366 261,510 509,014 475,608 Total Segment Expenses $ 1,004,544 $ 1,809,897 $ 2,061,187 $ 3,213,586 Reconciliations of Total Segment Components The following tables reconcile the components of Total Segments to their equivalent GAAP measures, reported on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Management and Advisory Fees, Net GAAP $ 1,709,370 $ 1,561,187 $ 3,367,685 $ 3,037,123 Segment Adjustment (a) (6,184 ) (4,270 ) (12,112 ) (6,838 ) Total Segment $ 1,703,186 $ 1,556,917 $ 3,355,573 $ 3,030,285 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 GAAP Realized Performance Revenues to Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 153,077 $ 99,598 $ 295,953 $ 204,087 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allocations 502,084 2,453,769 1,148,978 4,220,155 GAAP 655,161 2,553,367 1,444,931 4,424,242 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Revenues (388,423 ) (2,206,774 ) (1,029,949 ) (3,519,584 ) Total Segment $ 266,738 $ 346,593 $ 414,982 $ 904,658 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 GAAP Compensation to Total Segment Fee Related Compensation GAAP Compensation $ 737,017 $ 686,012 $ 1,453,302 $ 1,342,517 Incentive Fee Compensation 64,227 45,363 127,508 86,382 Realized Performance Allocations Compensation 205,196 1,035,916 501,990 1,753,517 GAAP 1,006,440 1,767,291 2,082,800 3,182,416 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Compensation (178,370 ) (926,974 ) (474,394 ) (1,446,094 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Fee Related Compensation (246,445 ) (191,769 ) (511,599 ) (392,156 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (3,310 ) (3,875 ) (6,290 ) (5,033 ) Segment Adjustment (b) (9,507 ) (23,260 ) (12,738 ) (47,249 ) Total Segment $ 568,808 $ 621,413 $ 1,077,779 $ 1,291,884 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 GAAP General, Administrative and Other to Total Segment Other Operating Expenses GAAP $ 275,034 $ 289,288 $ 548,428 $ 529,962 Segment Adjustment (c) (17,668 ) (27,778 ) (39,414 ) (54,354 ) Total Segment $ 257,366 $ 261,510 $ 509,014 $ 475,608 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Realized Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 153,077 $ 99,598 $ 295,953 $ 204,087 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allocations 502,084 2,453,769 1,148,978 4,220,155 GAAP 655,161 2,553,367 1,444,931 4,424,242 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Revenues (266,738 ) (346,593 ) (414,982 ) (904,658 ) Total Segment $ 388,423 $ 2,206,774 $ 1,029,949 $ 3,519,584 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Realized Performance Compensation GAAP Incentive Fee Compensation $ 64,227 $ 45,363 $ 127,508 $ 86,382 Realized Performance Allocation Compensation 205,196 1,035,916 501,990 1,753,517 GAAP 269,423 1,081,279 629,498 1,839,899 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Compensation (d) (87,743 ) (150,430 ) (148,814 ) (388,772 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (3,310 ) (3,875 ) (6,290 ) (5,033 ) Total Segment $ 178,370 $ 926,974 $ 474,394 $ 1,446,094 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2023 2022 2023 2022 Realized Principal Investment Income GAAP $ 54,835 $ 265,161 $ 162,893 $ 550,265 Segment Adjustment (e) (62,296 ) (221,652 ) (126,663 ) (349,661 ) Total Segment $ (7,461 ) $ 43,509 $ 36,230 $ 200,604 Segment basis presents revenues and expenses on a basis that deconsolidates the investment funds Blackstone manages and excludes the amortization of intangibles, the expense of equity-based awards and Transaction-Related Charges. (a) Represents (1) the add back of net management fees earned from consolidated Blackstone Funds which have been eliminated in consolidation, and (2) the removal of revenue from the reimbursement of certain expenses by the Blackstone Funds, which are presented gross under GAAP but netted against Management and Advisory Fees, Net in the Total Segment measures. (b) Represents the removal of Transaction-Related Charges that are not recorded in the Total Segment measures. (c) Represents the (1) removal of amortization of transaction-related intangibles, (2) removal of certain expenses reimbursed by the Blackstone Funds, which are presented gross under GAAP but netted against Management and Advisory Fees, Net in the Total Segment measures, and (3) a reduction equal to an administrative fee collected on a quarterly basis from certain holders of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units which is accounted for as a capital contribution under GAAP, but is reflected as a reduction of Other Operating Expenses in Blackstone’s segment presentation. (d) Fee related performance compensation may include equity-based compensation based on fee related performance revenues (e) Represents (1) the add back of Principal Investment Income, including general partner income, earned from consolidated Blackstone Funds which have been eliminated in consolidation, and (2) the removal of amounts associated with the ownership of Blackstone consolidated operating partnerships held by non-controlling |