Segment Reporting | 18. Segment Reporting Blackstone transacts its primary business in the United States and substantially all of its revenues are generated domestically. Blackstone conducts its alternative asset management businesses through four segments: • Real Estate – Blackstone’s Real Estate segment primarily comprises its management of global, Europe and Asia-focused opportunistic real estate funds, high-yield and high-grade real estate debt funds, liquid real estate debt funds, North America, Europe, Asia and life science-focused Core+ real estate funds, which also include a non-listed REIT, and a NYSE-listed REIT. • Private Equity – Blackstone’s Private Equity segment includes its management of flagship corporate private equity funds, sector and geographically-focused corporate private equity funds, including energy and Asia-focused funds, core private equity funds, an opportunistic investment platform, a secondary fund of funds business, infrastructure-focused funds, a life sciences private investment platform, a growth equity investment platform, a multi-asset investment program for eligible high net worth investors and a capital markets services business. • 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 investment platforms that seed new hedge fund businesses, purchase minority interests in more established general partners and management companies of funds, invest in special situation opportunities, create alternative solutions through daily liquidity products and invest directly. • Credit & Insurance – Blackstone’s Credit & Insurance segment consists principally of Blackstone Credit, which is organized into two overarching strategies: private credit (which includes mezzanine lending funds, middle market direct lending funds, including Blackstone’s business development companies, structured products group, 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 a publicly traded master limited partnership investment platform, Harvest, and Blackstone’s insurer-focused platform, Blackstone Insurance Solutions. These business segments are differentiated by their various investment strategies. The Real Estate, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Solutions and Credit & Insurance segments primarily earn their 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 ownership interests in Blackstone’s consolidated operating partnerships, removes the amortization of intangible assets and removes Transaction-Related Charges. 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. 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, 2021 and 2020: Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 453,664 $ 364,606 $ 155,244 $ 166,537 $ 1,140,051 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 38,080 32,272 1,558 6,215 78,125 Management Fee Offsets (493 ) (3,601 ) (203 ) (1,137 ) (5,434 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 491,251 393,277 156,599 171,615 1,212,742 Fee Related Performance Revenues 33,776 — — 15,113 48,889 Fee Related Compensation (121,957 ) (136,767 ) (38,638 ) (78,023 ) (375,385 ) Other Operating Expenses (54,760 ) (61,041 ) (21,873 ) (44,504 ) (182,178 ) Fee Related Earnings 348,310 195,469 96,088 64,201 704,068 Realized Performance Revenues 351,053 383,010 17,056 41,819 792,938 Realized Performance Compensation (154,928 ) (159,375 ) (5,626 ) (18,342 ) (338,271 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 28,129 27,796 2,125 5,082 63,132 Total Net Realizations 224,254 251,431 13,555 28,559 517,799 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 572,564 $ 446,900 $ 109,643 $ 92,760 $ 1,221,867 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 382,704 $ 268,070 $ 145,455 $ 145,565 $ 941,794 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 32,039 9,521 859 5,873 48,292 Management Fee Offsets (2,436 ) (8,031 ) 4 (2,890 ) (13,353 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 412,307 269,560 146,318 148,548 976,733 Fee Related Performance Revenues 6,505 — — 8,528 15,033 Fee Related Compensation (116,640 ) (92,825 ) (40,353 ) (57,086 ) (306,904 ) Other Operating Expenses (44,525 ) (44,827 ) (17,807 ) (36,424 ) (143,583 ) Fee Related Earnings 257,647 131,908 88,158 63,566 541,279 Realized Performance Revenues 34,209 64,513 1,482 1,973 102,177 Realized Performance Compensation (12,547 ) (25,016 ) — (224 ) (37,787 ) Realized Principal Investment Income (Loss) 1,573 17,416 (331 ) 280 18,938 Total Net Realizations 23,235 56,913 1,151 2,029 83,328 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 280,882 $ 188,821 $ 89,309 $ 65,595 $ 624,607 The following tables present the financial data for Blackstone’s four segments as of June 30, 2021 and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020: June 30, 2021 and the Six Months Then Ended Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 880,850 $ 742,266 $ 305,777 $ 328,448 $ 2,257,341 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 64,099 74,979 5,904 11,783 156,765 Management Fee Offsets (2,116 ) (17,520 ) (261 ) (3,262 ) (23,159 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 942,833 799,725 311,420 336,969 2,390,947 Fee Related Performance Revenues 189,168 — — 28,889 218,057 Fee Related Compensation (310,449 ) (277,364 ) (77,488 ) (155,194 ) (820,495 ) Other Operating Expenses (99,122 ) (112,096 ) (41,045 ) (91,339 ) (343,602 ) Fee Related Earnings 722,430 410,265 192,887 119,325 1,444,907 Realized Performance Revenues 439,691 638,855 48,629 67,086 1,194,261 Realized Performance Compensation (177,690 ) (270,584 ) (12,534 ) (28,387 ) (489,195 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 128,949 143,199 37,675 51,465 361,288 Total Net Realizations 390,950 511,470 73,770 90,164 1,066,354 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,113,380 $ 921,735 $ 266,657 $ 209,489 $ 2,511,261 Segment Assets $ 11,049,049 $ 14,178,326 $ 2,803,086 $ 3,754,874 $ 31,785,335 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 754,142 $ 522,044 $ 285,111 $ 290,893 $ 1,852,190 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 55,063 30,934 1,617 11,343 98,957 Management Fee Offsets (10,777 ) (17,246 ) (38 ) (5,786 ) (33,847 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 798,428 535,732 286,690 296,450 1,917,300 Fee Related Performance Revenues 11,056 — — 16,443 27,499 Fee Related Compensation (236,936 ) (203,193 ) (86,544 ) (126,495 ) (653,168 ) Other Operating Expenses (85,001 ) (85,828 ) (36,474 ) (75,165 ) (282,468 ) Fee Related Earnings 487,547 246,711 163,672 111,233 1,009,163 Realized Performance Revenues 77,929 176,589 3,249 11,643 269,410 Realized Performance Compensation (25,939 ) (79,659 ) (945 ) (2,546 ) (109,089 ) Realized Principal Investment Income Income (Loss) 8,873 27,763 (940 ) 3,532 39,228 Total Net Realizations 60,863 124,693 1,364 12,629 199,549 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 548,410 $ 371,404 $ 165,036 $ 123,862 $ 1,208,712 Reconciliations of Total Segment Amounts The following tables reconcile the Total Segment Revenues, Expenses and Distributable Earnings to their equivalent GAAP measure f Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenues Total GAAP Revenues $ 5,291,354 $ 2,516,069 $ 10,590,226 $ (559,895 ) Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) (2,697,170 ) (1,067,923 ) (5,161,667 ) 2,385,523 Less: Unrealized Principal Investment Income (b) (104,658 ) (223,316 ) (528,592 ) 393,294 Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (32,931 ) (26,290 ) (64,343 ) (63,889 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) (27,870 ) 55,606 (88,143 ) (82,545 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (312,076 ) (141,599 ) (581,392 ) 179,519 Amortization of Intangibles (f) — 387 — 774 Transaction-Related Charges (g) 12 (1,310 ) (3,611 ) (2,140 ) Intersegment Eliminations 1,040 1,257 2,075 2,796 Total Segment Revenue (h) $ 2,117,701 $ 1,112,881 4,164,553 $ 2,253,437 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Expenses Total GAAP Expenses $ 2,272,330 $ 1,172,681 $ 4,323,777 $ 534,606 Less: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (i) (1,150,219 ) (454,813 ) (2,200,188 ) 942,565 Less: Equity-Based Compensation (j) (121,422 ) (89,341 ) (265,694 ) (176,813 ) Less: Interest Expense (k) (44,132 ) (38,924 ) (88,472 ) (80,464 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (6,647 ) (9,020 ) (11,747 ) (20,479 ) Amortization of Intangibles (f) (17,044 ) (16,096 ) (34,168 ) (32,192 ) Transaction-Related Charges (g) (35,521 ) (77,470 ) (67,032 ) (125,294 ) Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) (2,551 ) — (5,259 ) — Intersegment Eliminations 1,040 1,257 2,075 2,796 Total Segment Expenses (m) $ 895,834 $ 488,274 $ 1,653,292 $ 1,044,725 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Other Income Total GAAP Other Income $ 126,724 $ 158,373 $ 249,987 $ (169,596 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (126,724 ) (158,373 ) (249,987 ) 169,596 Total Segment Other Income $ — $ — $ — $ — Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Taxes Total GAAP Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Taxes $ 3,145,748 $ 1,501,761 $ 6,516,436 $ (1,264,097 ) Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) (2,697,170 ) (1,067,923 ) (5,161,667 ) 2,385,523 Less: Unrealized Principal Investment Income (b) (104,658 ) (223,316 ) (528,592 ) 393,294 Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (32,931 ) (26,290 ) (64,343 ) (63,889 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) (27,870 ) 55,606 (88,143 ) (82,545 ) Plus: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (i) 1,150,219 454,813 2,200,188 (942,565 ) Plus: Equity-Based Compensation (j) 121,422 89,341 265,694 176,813 Plus: Interest Expense (k) 44,132 38,924 88,472 80,464 Impact of Consolidation (e) (432,153 ) (290,952 ) (819,632 ) 369,594 Amortization of Intangibles (f) 17,044 16,483 34,168 32,966 Transaction-Related Charges (g) 35,533 76,160 63,421 123,154 Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) 2,551 — 5,259 — Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,221,867 $ 624,607 $ 2,511,261 $ 1,208,712 As of June 30, 2021 Total Assets Total GAAP Assets $ 33,297,192 Impact of Consolidation (e) (1,511,857 ) Total Segment Assets $ 31,785,335 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, 2021 and 2020, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $27.9 million and $(55.6) million, and included $27.3 million and $(56.7) million of foreign exchange gains (losses), respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $88.2 million and $82.6 million, and included $86.9 million and $80.3 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 interests. (f) This adjustment removes the amortization of transaction-related intangibles, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. This amount includes amortization of intangibles associated with Blackstone’s investment in Pátria, which was historically accounted for under the equity method. As a result of Pátria’s IPO in January 2021, equity method has been discontinued and there will no longer be amortization of intangibles associated with the investment. (g) 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. (h) Total Segment Revenues is comprised of the following: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Total Segment Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 1,212,742 $ 976,733 $ 2,390,947 $ 1,917,300 Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues 48,889 15,033 218,057 27,499 Total Segment Realized Performance Revenues 792,938 102,177 1,194,261 269,410 Total Segment Realized Principal Investment Income 63,132 18,938 361,288 39,228 Total Segment Revenues $ 2,117,701 1,112,881 $ 4,164,553 $ 2,253,437 (i) This adjustment removes Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation. (j) This adjustment removes Equity-Based Compensation on a segment basis. (k) This adjustment adds back Interest Expense on a segment basis, excluding interest expense related to the Tax Receivable Agreement. (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 Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Total Segment Fee Related Compensation $ 375,385 $ 306,904 $ 820,495 $ 653,168 Total Segment Realized Performance Compensation 338,271 37,787 489,195 109,089 Total Segment Other Operating Expenses 182,178 143,583 343,602 282,468 Total Segment Expenses $ 895,834 $ 488,274 $ 1,653,292 $ 1,044,725 Reconciliations of Total Segment Components The following tables reconcile the components of Total Segments to their equivalent GAAP measures, reported on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Management and Advisory Fees, Net GAAP $ 1,212,549 $ 969,728 $ 2,390,364 $ 1,904,560 Segment Adjustment (a) 193 7,005 583 12,740 Total Segment $ 1,212,742 $ 976,733 $ 2,390,947 $ 1,917,300 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 GAAP Realized Performance Revenues to Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 33,207 $ 15,300 $ 69,331 $ 27,461 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allocations 808,620 101,910 1,342,987 269,440 GAAP 841,827 117,210 1,412,318 296,901 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Revenues (792,938 ) (102,177 ) (1,194,261 ) (269,410 ) Segment Adjustment (b) — — — 8 Total Segment $ 48,889 $ 15,033 $ 218,057 $ 27,499 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended J une 30 , J , 2021 2020 2021 2020 GAAP Compensation to Total Segment Fee Related Compensation GAAP Compensation $ 507,104 $ 458,457 $ 1,049,742 $ 935,000 Incentive Fee Compensation 14,431 8,432 27,756 14,954 Realized Performance Allocations Compensation 347,423 38,569 560,450 110,992 GAAP 868,958 505,458 1,637,948 1,060,946 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Compensation (338,271 ) (37,787 ) (489,195 ) (109,089 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Operating Compensation (119,491 ) (87,205 ) (261,165 ) (172,539 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (1,931 ) (2,136 ) (4,529 ) (4,274 ) Segment Adjustment (c) (33,880 ) (71,426 ) (62,564 ) (121,876 ) Total Segment $ 375,385 $ 306,904 $ 820,495 $ 653,168 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended J , J 2021 2020 2021 2020 GAAP General, Administrative and Other to Total Segment Other Operating Expenses GAAP $ 205,057 $ 169,051 $ 390,179 $ 326,617 Segment Adjustment (d) (22,879 ) (25,468 ) (46,577 ) (44,149 ) Total Segment $ 182,178 $ 143,583 $ 343,602 $ 282,468 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended J J 2021 2020 2021 2020 Realized Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 33,207 $ 15,300 $ 69,331 $ 27,461 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allocations 808,620 101,910 1,342,987 269,440 GAAP 841,827 117,210 1,412,318 296,901 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Revenues (48,889 ) (15,033 ) (218,057 ) (27,499 ) Segment Adjustment (b) — — — 8 Total Segment $ 792,938 $ 102,177 $ 1,194,261 $ 269,410 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Realized Performance Compensation GAAP Incentive Fee Compensation $ 14,431 $ 8,432 $ 27,756 $ 14,954 Realized Performance Allocation Compensation 347,423 38,569 560,450 110,992 GAAP 361,854 47,001 588,206 125,946 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Compensation (21,652 ) (7,078 ) (94,482 ) (12,583 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (1,931 ) (2,136 ) (4,529 ) (4,274 ) Total Segment $ 338,271 $ 37,787 $ 489,195 $ 109,089 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Realized Principal Investment Income GAAP $ 152,060 $ 61,102 $ 507,098 $ 109,797 Segment Adjustment (e) (88,928 ) (42,164 ) (145,810 ) (70,569 ) Total Segment $ 63,132 $ 18,938 $ 361,288 $ 39,228 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 add back of Performance Revenues earned from consolidated Blackstone Funds which have been eliminated in consolidation. (c) Represents the removal of Transaction-Related Charges that are not recorded in the Total Segment measures. (d) Represents the removal of (1) the amortization of transaction-related intangibles, and (2) 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. The three and six months ended June 30, 2021 includes 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. (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 interests. |