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 • 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. • 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. • 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 and energy strategies, including Blackstone’s 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 Segment Presentation The following tables present the financial data for Blackstone’s four segments for the three months ended Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 610,606 $ 466,474 $ 138,818 $ 312,663 $ 1,528,561 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 54,342 24,313 581 10,629 89,865 Management Fee Offsets (1,842 ) (3,634 ) (57 ) (1,323 ) (6,856 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 663,106 487,153 139,342 321,969 1,611,570 Fee Related Performance Revenues 260,003 — — 112,128 372,131 Fee Related Compensation (239,572 ) (142,381 ) (40,895 ) (135,420 ) (558,268 ) Other Operating Expenses (74,701 ) (76,138 ) (26,599 ) (68,696 ) (246,134 ) Fee Related Earnings 608,836 268,634 71,848 229,981 1,179,299 Realized Performance Revenues 142,794 309,326 4,430 12,459 469,009 Realized Performance Compensation (33,464 ) (164,531 ) (3,237 ) (4,992 ) (206,224 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 45,297 38,015 9,460 46,993 139,765 Total Net Realizations 154,627 182,810 10,653 54,460 402,550 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 763,463 $ 451,444 $ 82,501 $ 284,441 $ 1,581,849 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 485,308 $ 370,083 $ 154,884 $ 197,591 1,207,866 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 53,876 50,241 2,535 8,132 114,784 Management Fee Offsets (446 ) 10 (255 ) (1,884 ) (2,575 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 538,738 420,334 157,164 203,839 1,320,075 Fee Related Performance Revenues 35,625 — — 37,688 73,313 Fee Related Compensation (137,313 ) (139,211 ) (35,092 ) (107,865 ) (419,481 ) Other Operating Expenses (61,398 ) (56,792 ) (25,476 ) (51,276 ) (194,942 ) Fee Related Earnings 375,652 224,331 96,596 82,386 778,965 Realized Performance Revenues 495,727 988,331 7,271 6,148 1,497,477 Realized Performance Compensation (199,100 ) (417,386 ) (1,443 ) (1,145 ) (619,074 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 42,677 77,570 14,943 15,820 151,010 Total Net Realizations 339,304 648,515 20,771 20,823 1,029,413 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 714,956 $ 872,846 $ 117,367 $ 103,209 1,808,378 The following tables present the financial data for Blackstone’s four segments as of September 30, 2022 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021: September 30, 2022 and the Nine Months Then Ended Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 1,802,543 $ 1,321,405 $ 428,941 $ 911,697 $ 4,464,586 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 141,801 64,522 5,500 27,143 238,966 Management Fee Offsets (3,491 ) (53,933 ) (166 ) (4,107 ) (61,697 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 1,940,853 1,331,994 434,275 934,733 4,641,855 Fee Related Performance Revenues 1,017,027 (648 ) — 260,410 1,276,789 Fee Related Compensation (858,307 ) (446,053 ) (145,993 ) (399,799 ) (1,850,152 ) Other Operating Expenses (229,033 ) (227,115 ) (75,849 ) (189,745 ) (721,742 ) Fee Related Earnings 1,870,540 658,178 212,433 605,599 3,346,750 Realized Performance Revenues 2,943,430 882,448 40,540 122,175 3,988,593 Realized Performance Compensation (1,154,897 ) (428,614 ) (14,320 ) (54,487 ) (1,652,318 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 128,388 112,357 22,831 76,793 340,369 Total Net Realizations 1,916,921 566,191 49,051 144,481 2,676,644 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 3,787,461 $ 1,224,369 $ 261,484 $ 750,080 $ 6,023,394 Segment Assets $ 14,156,922 $ 14,185,968 $ 2,709,389 $ 6,147,667 $ 37,199,946 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Real Private Hedge Fund Credit & Total Estate Equity Solutions Insurance Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 1,366,158 $ 1,112,349 $ 460,661 $ 526,039 $ 3,465,207 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 117,975 125,220 8,439 19,915 271,549 Management Fee Offsets (2,562 ) (17,510 ) (516 ) (5,146 ) (25,734 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 1,481,571 1,220,059 468,584 540,808 3,711,022 Fee Related Performance Revenues 224,793 — — 66,577 291,370 Fee Related Compensation (447,762 ) (416,575 ) (112,580 ) (263,059 ) (1,239,976 ) Other Operating Expenses (160,520 ) (168,888 ) (66,521 ) (142,615 ) (538,544 ) Fee Related Earnings 1,098,082 634,596 289,483 201,711 2,223,872 Realized Performance Revenues 935,418 1,627,186 55,900 73,234 2,691,738 Realized Performance Compensation (376,790 ) (687,970 ) (13,977 ) (29,532 ) (1,108,269 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 171,626 220,769 52,618 67,285 512,298 Total Net Realizations 730,254 1,159,985 94,541 110,987 2,095,767 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,828,336 $ 1,794,581 $ 384,024 $ 312,698 $ 4,319,639 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 nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 along with Total Assets as of September 30, 2022: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Revenues Total GAAP Revenues $ 1,058,114 $ 6,224,265 $ 6,813,614 $ 16,814,491 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) 771,637 (2,724,366 ) 2,946,255 (7,886,033 ) Less: Unrealized Principal Investment Loss (b) 996,105 2,343 1,172,635 (526,249 ) Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (57,462 ) (35,535 ) (178,090 ) (99,878 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) (198,546 ) (64,109 ) (427,069 ) (152,252 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) 23,373 (398,786 ) (79,124 ) (980,178 ) Transaction-Related Charges (f) (1,264 ) 36,797 (2,714 ) 33,186 Intersegment Eliminations 518 1,266 2,099 3,341 Total Segment Revenue (g) $ 2,592,475 $ 3,041,875 $ 10,247,606 $ 7,206,428 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Expenses Total GAAP Expenses $ 961,361 $ 2,654,359 $ 3,902,496 $ 6,978,136 Less: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (h) 359,590 (1,193,853 ) 1,273,849 (3,394,041 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation (i) (190,197 ) (129,254 ) (587,386 ) (394,948 ) Less: Interest Expense (j) (80,312 ) (51,773 ) (216,339 ) (140,245 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (14,125 ) (5,320 ) (33,325 ) (17,067 ) Amortization of Intangibles (k) (13,238 ) (17,044 ) (47,326 ) (51,212 ) Transaction-Related Charges (f) (10,511 ) (22,396 ) (62,435 ) (89,428 ) Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) (2,460 ) (2,488 ) (7,421 ) (7,747 ) Intersegment Eliminations 518 1,266 2,099 3,341 Total Segment Expenses (m) $ 1,010,626 $ 1,233,497 $ 4,224,212 $ 2,886,789 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Other Income Total GAAP Other Income $ 1,178 $ 94,991 $ (51,524 ) $ 344,978 Impact of Consolidation (e) (1,178 ) (94,991 ) 51,524 (344,978 ) Total Segment Other Income $ — $ — $ — $ — Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Income Before Provision for Taxes Total GAAP Income Before Provision for Taxes $ 97,931 $ 3,664,897 $ 2,859,594 $ 10,181,333 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) 771,637 (2,724,366 ) 2,946,255 (7,886,033 ) Less: Unrealized Principal Investment Loss (b) 996,105 2,343 1,172,635 (526,249 ) Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (57,462 ) (35,535 ) (178,090 ) (99,878 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) (198,546 ) (64,109 ) (427,069 ) (152,252 ) Plus: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (h) (359,590 ) 1,193,853 (1,273,849 ) 3,394,041 Plus: Equity-Based Compensation (i) 190,197 129,254 587,386 394,948 Plus: Interest Expense (j) 80,312 51,773 216,339 140,245 Impact of Consolidation (e) 36,320 (488,457 ) 5,725 (1,308,089 ) Amortization of Intangibles (k) 13,238 17,044 47,326 51,212 Transaction-Related Charges (f) 9,247 59,193 59,721 122,614 Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) 2,460 2,488 7,421 7,747 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,581,849 $ 1,808,378 $ 6,023,394 $ 4,319,639 As of September 30, 2022 Total Assets Total GAAP Assets $ 40,259,321 Impact of Consolidation (e) (3,059,375 ) Total Segment Assets $ 37,199,946 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 September 30, 2022 and 2021, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $199.4 million and $64.2 million, and included $198.4 million and $63.5 million of foreign exchange gains, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $427.8 million and $152.4 million, and included $426.7 million and $150.4 million of foreign exchange gains, 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 September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Total Segment Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 1,611,570 $ 1,320,075 $ 4,641,855 $ 3,711,022 Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues 372,131 73,313 1,276,789 291,370 Total Segment Realized Performance Revenues 469,009 1,497,477 3,988,593 2,691,738 Total Segment Realized Principal Investment Income 139,765 151,010 340,369 512,298 Total Segment Revenues $ 2,592,475 $ 3,041,875 $ 10,247,606 $ 7,206,428 (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 September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Total Segment Fee Related Compensation $ 558,268 $ 419,481 $ 1,850,152 $ 1,239,976 Total Segment Realized Performance Compensation 206,224 619,074 1,652,318 1,108,269 Total Segment Other Operating Expenses 246,134 194,942 721,742 538,544 Total Segment Expenses $ 1,010,626 $ 1,233,497 $ 4,224,212 $ 2,886,789 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 s Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Management and Advisory Fees, Net GAAP $ 1,617,754 $ 1,320,795 $ 4,654,877 $ 3,711,159 Segment Adjustment (a) (6,184 ) (720 ) (13,022 ) (137 ) Total Segment $ 1,611,570 $ 1,320,075 $ 4,641,855 $ 3,711,022 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 GAAP Realized Performance Revenues to Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 110,776 $ 48,206 $ 314,863 $ 117,537 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allo c 725,888 1,522,495 4,946,043 2,865,482 GAAP 836,664 1,570,701 5,260,906 2,983,019 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Revenues (469,009 ) (1,497,477 ) (3,988,593 ) (2,691,738 ) Segment Adjustment 4,476 89 4,476 89 Total Segment $ 372,131 $ 73,313 $ 1,276,789 $ 291,370 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 GAAP Compensation to Total Segment Fee Related Compensation GAAP Compensation 600,273 536,199 1,942,790 1,585,941 Incentive Fee Compensation 50,355 21,007 136,737 48,763 Realized Performance Allocations Compensation 313,930 631,632 2,067,447 1,192,082 GAAP 964,558 1,188,838 4,146,974 2,826,786 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Compensation (206,224 ) (619,074 ) (1,652,318 ) (1,108,269 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Fee Related Compensation (187,873 ) (127,442 ) (580,029 ) (388,607 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (2,324 ) (1,812 ) (7,357 ) (6,341 ) Segment Adjustment (b) (9,869 ) (21,029 ) (57,118 ) (83,593 ) Total Segment 558,268 419,481 1,850,152 1,239,976 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 GAAP General, Administrative and Other to Total Segment Other Operating Expenses GAAP 270,369 217,995 800,331 608,174 Segment Adjustment (c) (24,235 ) (23,053 ) (78,589 ) (69,630 ) Total Segment 246,134 194,942 721,742 538,544 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Realized Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees 110,776 48,206 314,863 117,537 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allocations 725,888 1,522,495 4,946,043 2,865,482 GAAP 836,664 1,570,701 5,260,906 2,983,019 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Revenu e (372,131 ) (73,313 ) (1,276,789 ) (291,370 ) Segment Adjustme n 4,476 89 4,476 89 Total Segment 469,009 1,497,477 3,988,593 2,691,738 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Realized Performance Compensation GAAP Incentive Fee Compensation 50,355 21,007 136,737 48,763 Realized Performance Allocation Compensation 313,930 631,632 2,067,447 1,192,082 GAAP 364,285 652,639 2,204,184 1,240,845 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Compensation (d) (155,737 ) (31,753 ) (544,509 ) (126,235 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (2,324 ) (1,812 ) (7,357 ) (6,341 ) Total Segment 206,224 619,074 1,652,318 1,108,269 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 Realized Principal Investment Income GAAP 193,228 325,414 743,493 832,512 Segment Adjustment (e) (53,463 ) (174,404 ) (403,124 ) (320,214 ) Total Segment 139,765 151,010 340,369 512,298 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 |