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 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 as of March 31, 2023 and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. March 31, 2023 and the Three Months Then Ended Real Private Credit & Hedge Fund Total Estate Equity Insurance Solutions Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 705,387 $ 451,610 $ 326,779 $ 135,771 $ 1,619,547 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 20,561 14,784 8,451 1,914 45,710 Management Fee Offsets (10,457 ) (1,310 ) (1,101 ) (2 ) (12,870 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 715,491 465,084 334,129 137,683 1,652,387 Fee Related Performance Revenues 20,748 — 127,496 — 148,244 Fee Related Compensation (137,610 ) (161,626 ) (163,999 ) (45,736 ) (508,971 ) Other Operating Expenses (74,181 ) (76,763 ) (74,238 ) (26,466 ) (251,648 ) Fee Related Earnings 524,448 226,695 223,388 65,481 1,040,012 Realized Performance Revenues 11,096 499,322 125,181 5,927 641,526 Realized Performance Compensation (3,165 ) (232,934 ) (56,772 ) (3,153 ) (296,024 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 2,224 32,889 6,009 2,569 43,691 Total Net Realizations 10,155 299,277 74,418 5,343 389,193 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 534,603 $ 525,972 $ 297,806 $ 70,824 $ 1,429,205 Segment Assets $ 13,328,803 $ 13,414,726 $ 6,811,414 $ 2,615,977 $ 36,170,920 Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Real Private Credit & Hedge Fund Total Estate Equity Insurance Solutions Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 580,186 $ 421,472 $ 292,445 $ 145,046 $ 1,439,149 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 40,485 12,658 9,397 1,469 64,009 Management Fee Offsets (960 ) (27,142 ) (1,619 ) (69 ) (29,790 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 619,711 406,988 300,223 146,446 1,473,368 Fee Related Performance Revenues 491,517 (648 ) 67,196 — 558,065 Fee Related Compensation (344,842 ) (151,050 ) (127,344 ) (47,235 ) (670,471 ) Other Operating Expenses (66,003 ) (67,744 ) (57,167 ) (23,184 ) (214,098 ) Fee Related Earnings 700,383 187,546 182,908 76,027 1,146,864 Realized Performance Revenues 802,916 450,238 30,743 28,913 1,312,810 Realized Performance Compensation (290,031 ) (206,703 ) (13,386 ) (9,000 ) (519,120 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 53,975 65,438 22,781 14,901 157,095 Total Net Realizations 566,860 308,973 40,138 34,814 950,785 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,267,243 $ 496,519 $ 223,046 $ 110,841 $ 2,097,649 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 months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 along with Total Assets as of March 31, 2023: Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Revenues Total GAAP Revenues $ 1,381,845 $ 5,126,280 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) 759,316 (1,293,050 ) Less: Unrealized Principal Investment (Income) Loss (b) 479,120 (26,758 ) Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (95,101 ) (54,485 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) 14,180 (72,819 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (58,987 ) (177,596 ) Transaction-Related Charges (g) 4,788 (1,213 ) Intersegment Eliminations 687 979 Total Segment Revenue (h) $ 2,485,848 $ 3,501,338 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Expenses Total GAAP Expenses $ 1,189,345 $ 2,197,022 Less: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (i) 313,249 (472,284 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation (j) (268,134 ) (201,545 ) Less: Interest Expense (k) (104,209 ) (66,602 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (56,674 ) (7,806 ) Amortization of Intangibles (f) (11,341 ) (17,044 ) Transaction-Related Charges (g) (3,833 ) (26,546 ) Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) (2,447 ) (2,485 ) Intersegment Eliminations 687 979 Total Segment Expenses (m) $ 1,056,643 $ 1,403,689 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Other Income Total GAAP Other Income $ 65,856 $ 51,637 Impact of Consolidation (e) (65,856 ) (51,637 ) Total Segment Other Income $ — $ — Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Income Before Provision for Taxes Total GAAP Income Before Provision for Taxes $ 258,356 $ 2,980,895 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) 759,316 (1,293,050 ) Less: Unrealized Principal Investment (Income) Loss (b) 479,120 (26,758 ) Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (95,101 ) (54,485 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) 14,180 (72,819 ) Plus: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (i) (313,249 ) 472,284 Plus: Equity-Based Compensation (j) 268,134 201,545 Plus: Interest Expense (k) 104,209 66,602 Impact of Consolidation (e) (68,169 ) (221,427 ) Amortization of Intangibles (f) 11,341 17,044 Transaction-Related Charges (g) 8,621 25,333 Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) 2,447 2,485 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 1,429,205 $ 2,097,649 As of March 31, 2023 Total Assets Total GAAP Assets $ 41,086,439 Impact of Consolidation (e) (4,915,519 ) Total Segment Assets $ 36,170,920 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 March 31, 2023 and 2022, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $(14.2) million and $72.9 million, and included $(14.7) million and $72.8 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 the amortization of transaction-related intangibles, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. (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 March 31, 2023 2022 Total Segment Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 1,652,387 $ 1,473,368 Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues 148,244 558,065 Total Segment Realized Performance Revenues 641,526 1,312,810 Total Segment Realized Principal Investment Income 43,691 157,095 Total Segment Revenues $ 2,485,848 $ 3,501,338 (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 March 31, 2023 2022 Total Segment Fee Related Compensation $ 508,971 $ 670,471 Total Segment Realized Performance Compensation 296,024 519,120 Total Segment Other Operating Expenses 251,648 214,098 Total Segment Expenses $ 1,056,643 $ 1,403,689 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 months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022: Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Management and Advisory Fees, Net GAAP $ 1,658,315 $ 1,475,936 Segment Adjustment (a) (5,928 ) (2,568 ) Total Segment $ 1,652,387 $ 1,473,368 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 GAAP Realized Performance Revenues to Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 142,876 $ 104,489 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allocations 646,894 1,766,386 GAAP 789,770 1,870,875 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Revenues (641,526 ) (1,312,810 ) Total Segment $ 148,244 $ 558,065 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 GAAP Compensation to Total Segment Fee Related Compensation GAAP Compensation $ 716,285 $ 656,505 Incentive Fee Compensation 63,281 41,019 Realized Performance Allocations Compensation 296,794 717,601 GAAP 1,076,360 1,415,125 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Compensation (296,024 ) (519,120 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Fee Related Compensation (265,154 ) (200,387 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (2,980 ) (1,158 ) Segment Adjustment (b) (3,231 ) (23,989 ) Total Segment $ 508,971 $ 670,471 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 GAAP General, Administrative and Other to Total Segment Other Operating Expenses GAAP $ 273,394 $ 240,674 Segment Adjustment (c) (21,746 ) (26,576 ) Total Segment $ 251,648 $ 214,098 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Realized Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 142,876 $ 104,489 Investment Income - Realized Performance Allocations 646,894 1,766,386 GAAP 789,770 1,870,875 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Revenues (148,244 ) (558,065 ) Total Segment $ 641,526 $ 1,312,810 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Realized Performance Compensation GAAP Incentive Fee Compensation $ 63,281 $ 41,019 Realized Performance Allocation Compensation 296,794 717,601 GAAP 360,075 758,620 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Compensation (d) (61,071 ) (238,342 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation - Performance Compensation (2,980 ) (1,158 ) Total Segment $ 296,024 $ 519,120 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 2022 Realized Principal Investment Income GAAP $ 108,058 $ 285,104 Segment Adjustment (e) (64,367 ) (128,009 ) Total Segment $ 43,691 $ 157,095 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 |