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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Form 10-Q
 
ý      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016
 
Or
 
o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the Transition period from           to           .
 
Commission File Number 001-34820
 
KKR & CO. L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 
Delaware
 
26-0426107
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (212) 750-8300
(Address, zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant’s principal executive office.)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer x
 
Accelerated filer o
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý

As of May 5, 2016, there were 448,475,203 Common Units of the registrant outstanding.
 


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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
FORM 10-Q
 
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2016
 
INDEX
 
 
 
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This report contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believe," "expect," "potential," "continue," "may," "should," "seek," "approximately," "predict," "intend," "will," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," the negative version of these words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate strictly to historical or factual matters. Without limiting the foregoing, statements regarding the declaration and payment of distributions on common or preferred units of KKR, the timing, manner and volume of repurchases of common units pursuant to a repurchase program and the expected synergies from the acquisitions or strategic partnerships, may constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to the risk that the benefits and anticipated synergies from such transactions are not realized. Forward looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include those described under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2016. These factors should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 
 
 


In this report, references to "KKR," "we," "us," "our" and "our partnership" refer to KKR & Co. L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Prior to KKR & Co. L.P. becoming listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on July 15, 2010, KKR Group Holdings L.P. ("Group Holdings") consolidated the financial results of KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (together, the "KKR Group Partnerships") and their consolidated subsidiaries. On August 5, 2014, KKR International Holdings L.P. became a KKR Group Partnership. Each KKR Group Partnership has an identical number of partner interests and, when held together, one Class A partner interest in each of the KKR Group Partnerships together represents one KKR Group Partnership Unit.

References to "our Managing Partner" are to KKR Management LLC, which acts as our general partner and unless otherwise indicated, references to equity interests in KKR's business, or to percentage interests in KKR's business, reflect the aggregate equity of the KKR Group Partnerships and are net of amounts that have been allocated to our principals and other employees and non-employee operating consultants in respect of the carried interest from KKR's business as part of our "carry pool" and certain minority interests. References to "principals" are to our senior employees and non-employee operating consultants who hold interests in KKR's business through KKR Holdings L.P., which we refer to as "KKR Holdings," and references to our "senior principals" are to our senior employees who hold interests in our Managing Partner entitling them to vote for the election of its directors.

References to non-employee operating consultants include employees of KKR Capstone and are not employees of KKR. KKR Capstone refers to a group of entities that are owned and controlled by their senior management. KKR Capstone is not a subsidiary or affiliate of KKR. KKR Capstone operates under several consulting agreements with KKR and uses the "KKR" name under license from KKR.

Prior to October 1, 2009, KKR's business was conducted through multiple entities for which there was no single holding entity, but were under common control of senior KKR principals, and in which senior principals and KKR's other principals and individuals held ownership interests (collectively, the "Predecessor Owners"). On October 1, 2009, we completed the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. (f/k/a KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. or "KPE") and, in connection with such acquisition, completed a series of transactions pursuant to which the business of KKR was reorganized into a holding company structure. The reorganization involved a contribution of certain equity interests in KKR's business that were held by KKR's Predecessor Owners to the KKR Group Partnerships in exchange for equity interests in the KKR Group Partnerships held through KKR Holdings. We refer to the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of KPE and to our subsequent reorganization into a holding company structure as the "KPE Transaction."

In this report, the term "GAAP" refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


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We disclose certain financial measures in this report that are calculated and presented using methodologies other than in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing these performance measures on a supplemental basis to our GAAP results is helpful to unitholders in assessing the overall performance of KKR's businesses. These financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for similar financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, if available. We caution readers that these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the calculations of other investment managers, and as a result, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, where applicable, are included within "Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Note 14. Segment Reporting" and later in this report under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Segment Balance Sheet."

This report uses the terms assets under management or AUM, fee paying assets under management or FPAUM, fee related earnings or FRE, economic net income or ENI, capital invested and syndicated capital. You should note that our calculations of these financial measures and other financial measures may differ from the calculations of other investment managers and, as a result, our financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. These and other financial measures are defined in the section "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations—Key Financial Measures under GAAP—Segment Operating and Performance Measures" and "— Segment Balance Sheet —Liquidity—Liquidity Needs."

References to "our funds" or "our vehicles" refer to investment funds, vehicles and/or accounts advised, sponsored or managed by one or more subsidiaries of KKR including CLO and CMBS vehicles, unless context requires otherwise. They do not include investment funds, vehicles or accounts of any hedge fund manager with which we have formed a strategic partnership where we have acquired a non-controlling interest.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this report to our fully exchanged and diluted common units outstanding, or to our common units outstanding on a fully exchanged and diluted basis, reflect (i) actual common units outstanding, (ii) common units into which KKR Group Partnership Units not held by us are exchangeable pursuant to the terms of the exchange agreement described in this report, (iii) common units issuable in respect of exchangeable equity securities issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca Capital ("Avoca"), and (iv) common units issuable pursuant to any equity awards actually issued or vested but not yet delivered under the KKR & Co. L.P. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, which we refer to as our "Equity Incentive Plan," but do not reflect common units available for issuance pursuant to our Equity Incentive Plan for which grants have not yet been made.




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KKR & CO. L.P.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED)
 
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit Data)
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Assets
 

 
 

Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
1,280,893

 
$
1,047,740

Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
799,413

 
1,472,120

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
57,302

 
267,628

Investments
29,785,312

 
65,305,931

Due from Affiliates
318,567

 
139,783

Other Assets
2,187,096

 
2,809,137

Total Assets
$
34,428,583

 
$
71,042,339

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 

 
 

Debt Obligations
$
16,827,497

 
$
18,714,597

Due to Affiliates
429,448

 
144,807

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
2,263,313

 
2,715,350

Total Liabilities
19,520,258

 
21,574,754

 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies

 


 
 
 
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
230,762

 
188,629

 
 
 
 
Equity
 

 
 

KKR & Co. L.P. Capital - Common Unitholders (446,126,570 and 457,834,875 common units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)
5,059,694

 
5,575,981

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(24,341
)
 
(28,799
)
Total KKR & Co. L.P. Capital - Common Unitholders
5,035,353

 
5,547,182

Series A Preferred Units (13,800,000 units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016)
332,988

 

Total KKR & Co. L.P. Partners' Capital including Preferred Units
5,368,341

 
5,547,182

Noncontrolling Interests
9,309,222

 
43,731,774

Total Equity
14,677,563

 
49,278,956

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
34,428,583

 
$
71,042,339

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued) (UNAUDITED)
 
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
The following presents the portion of the consolidated balances presented in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition attributable to consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. KKR's consolidated VIEs consist primarily of certain collateralized financing entities (“CFEs”) holding collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") and commercial real estate mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS”) and certain investment funds. With respect to consolidated VIEs, the following assets may only be used to settle obligations of these consolidated VIEs and the following liabilities are only the obligations of these consolidated VIEs. The noteholders, limited partners and other creditors of these VIEs have no recourse to KKR’s general assets. Additionally, KKR has no right to the benefits from, nor does KKR bear the risks associated with, the assets held by these VIEs beyond KKR’s beneficial interest therein and any fees generated from the VIEs. There are neither explicit arrangements nor does KKR hold implicit variable interests that would require KKR to provide any ongoing financial support to the consolidated VIEs, beyond amounts previously committed, if any.
 
March 31, 2016
 
Consolidated CFEs
 
Consolidated KKR Funds and Other Entities
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 

 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
$
606,394

 
$
164,451

 
$
770,845

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 
11,679

 
11,679

Investments
13,652,783

 
6,040,013

 
19,692,796

Due from Affiliates

 
16,090

 
16,090

Other Assets
163,058

 
188,876

 
351,934

Total Assets
$
14,422,235

 
$
6,421,109

 
$
20,843,344

 
 
 
 

 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 

 
 
Debt Obligations
$
13,317,612

 
$
512,757

 
$
13,830,369

Due to Affiliates

 
18,591

 
18,591

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
276,768

 
82,869

 
359,637

Total Liabilities
$
13,594,380

 
$
614,217

 
$
14,208,597

 

 
December 31, 2015
 
Consolidated CFEs
 
Consolidated KKR Funds and Other Entities
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 

 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
$
975,433

 
$

 
$
975,433

Investments
12,735,309

 

 
12,735,309

Other Assets
133,953

 

 
133,953

Total Assets
$
13,844,695

 
$

 
$
13,844,695

 
 
 
 

 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 

 
 
Debt Obligations
$
12,365,222

 
$

 
$
12,365,222

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
546,129

 

 
546,129

Total Liabilities
$
12,911,351

 
$

 
$
12,911,351


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
 
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit Data) 

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues
 

 
 

Fees and Other
$
162,805

 
$
291,345

 
 
 
 
Expenses
 

 
 

Compensation and Benefits
125,489

 
364,999

Occupancy and Related Charges
16,566

 
15,732

General, Administrative and Other
166,268

 
134,302

Total Expenses
308,323

 
515,033

 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
(735,223
)
 
1,919,825

Dividend Income
63,213

 
78,815

Interest Income
230,476

 
296,158

Interest Expense
(171,394
)
 
(111,963
)
Total Investment Income (Loss)
(612,928
)
 
2,182,835

 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
(758,446
)
 
1,959,147

 
 
 
 
Income Tax / (Benefit)
1,890

 
16,138

 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
(760,336
)
 
1,943,009

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
(38
)
 
1,933

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
(430,359
)
 
1,670,569

 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
$
(329,939
)
 
$
270,507

 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Per Common Unit
 

 
 

Basic
$
(0.73
)

$
0.62

Diluted
$
(0.73
)

$
0.57

Weighted Average Common Units Outstanding
 

 
 

Basic
450,262,143


434,874,820

Diluted
450,262,143

 
472,225,344

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
 
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Net Income (Loss)
$
(760,336
)
 
$
1,943,009

 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
8,434

 
(22,426
)
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(751,902
)
 
1,920,583

 
 
 
 
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
(38
)
 
1,933

Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
(426,773
)
 
1,659,564

 
 
 
 
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
$
(325,091
)
 
$
259,086

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
 
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit Data)
 
 
KKR & Co. L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
Units
 
Capital -
Common
Unitholders
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Appropriated Capital
 
Total
Equity
 
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
Balance at January 1, 2015
433,330,540

 
$
5,403,095

 
$
(20,404
)
 
$
46,004,377

 
$
16,895

 
$
51,403,963

 
$
300,098

Net Income (Loss)
 

 
270,507

 
 

 
1,670,569

 


 
1,941,076

 
1,933

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)-Foreign Currency Translation (Net of Tax)
 

 
 

 
(11,421
)
 
(11,005
)
 


 
(22,426
)
 
 

Cumulative-effect adjustment from adoption of accounting policies
 
 
(307
)
 
 
 
 
 
(16,895
)
 
(17,202
)
 
 
Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and Other Securities to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
4,723,823

 
59,495

 
(405
)
 
(59,090
)
 


 

 
 

Tax Effects Resulting from Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and delivery of KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
 

 
198

 
76

 
 

 
 
 
274

 
 

Equity Based Compensation
 
 
52,265

 
 

 
24,285

 
 
 
76,550

 
 

Capital Contributions
 

 
 
 
 

 
1,880,114

 
 
 
1,880,114

 
2,485

Capital Distributions
 

 
(151,733
)
 
 

 
(3,256,240
)
 
 
 
(3,407,973
)
 
(1,347
)
Balance at March 31, 2015
438,054,363

 
$
5,633,520

 
$
(32,154
)
 
$
46,253,010

 
$

 
$
51,854,376

 
$
303,169

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KKR & Co. L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
Units
 
Capital -
Common
Unitholders
 
Accumulated
 Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Series A Preferred Units
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
Balance at January 1, 2016
457,834,875

 
$
5,575,981

 
$
(28,799
)
 
$

 
$
43,731,774

 
$
49,278,956

 
$
188,629

Net Income (Loss)
 

 
(329,939
)
 
 

 
 
 
(430,359
)
 
(760,298
)
 
(38
)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)- Foreign Currency Translation (Net of Tax)
 

 
 

 
4,848

 
 
 
3,586

 
8,434

 
 

Deconsolidation of Funds on Adoption of ASU 2015-02
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
(34,190,890
)
 
(34,190,890
)
 
 
Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and Other Securities to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
2,513,530

 
29,633

 
(253
)
 
 
 
(29,380
)
 

 
 

Tax Effects Resulting from Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and delivery of KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
 

 
1,048

 
(137
)
 
 
 
 

 
911

 
 

Equity Based Compensation
 

 
49,961

 
 

 
 
 
13,862

 
63,823

 
 
Unit Repurchases
(14,221,835
)
 
(194,957
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(194,957
)
 
 
Equity Issued in connection with Preferred Unit Offering
 
 
 
 
 
 
332,988

 
 
 
332,988

 
 
Capital Contributions
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
507,870

 
507,870

 
59,500

Capital Distributions
 

 
(72,033
)
 
 

 
 
 
(297,241
)
 
(369,274
)
 
(17,329
)
Balance at March 31, 2016
446,126,570

 
$
5,059,694

 
$
(24,341
)
 
$
332,988

 
$
9,309,222

 
$
14,677,563

 
$
230,762

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016

2015
Operating Activities
 

 
 

Net Income (Loss)
$
(760,336
)
 
$
1,943,009

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:


 
 

Equity Based Compensation
63,823

 
76,550

Net Realized (Gains) Losses on Investments
43,283

 
(1,805,787
)
Change in Unrealized (Gains) Losses on Investments
691,940

 
(114,038
)
Carried Interest Allocated as a result of Changes in Fund Fair Value
116,956

 

Other Non-Cash Amounts
34,921

 
(41,658
)
Cash Flows Due to Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:


 
 

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
329,656

 
(18,665
)
Change in Due from / to Affiliates
(78,798
)
 
32,340

Change in Other Assets
114,332

 
208,921

Change in Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
(3,882
)
 
264,915

Investments Purchased
(3,314,089
)
 
(5,656,487
)
Proceeds from Sale of Investments and Principal Payments
2,023,404

 
6,054,272

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
(738,790
)
 
943,372

 
 
 
 
Investing Activities
 

 
 

Change in Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
65,062

 
49,629

Purchase of Fixed Assets
(1,470
)
 
(3,783
)
Development of Oil and Natural Gas Properties
(957
)
 
(42,791
)
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Natural Gas Properties

 
4,863

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities
62,635

 
7,918

 
 
 
 
Financing Activities
 

 
 

Distributions to Partners
(72,033
)
 
(151,733
)
Distributions to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
(17,329
)
 
(1,347
)
Contributions from Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
59,500

 
2,485

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests
(297,241
)
 
(3,256,240
)
Contributions from Noncontrolling Interests
507,870

 
1,880,114

Issuance of Series A Preferred Units
332,988

 

Unit Repurchases
(194,957
)
 

Proceeds from Debt Obligations
1,251,139

 
1,808,100

Repayment of Debt Obligations
(657,461
)
 
(837,235
)
Financing Costs Paid
(3,168
)
 
(6,539
)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities
909,308

 
(562,395
)
 
 
 
 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
233,153

 
388,895

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
1,047,740

 
918,080

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
$
1,280,893

 
$
1,306,975

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.






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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued) (UNAUDITED)
 
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
 

 
 

Payments for Interest
$
164,818

 
$
100,334

Payments for Income Taxes
$
11,460

 
$
9,472

Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
 

 
 

Non-Cash Contributions of Equity Based Compensation
$
63,823

 
$
76,550

Cumulative effect adjustment from adoption of accounting guidance
$

 
$
(17,202
)
Debt Obligations - Net Gains (Losses), Translation and Other
$
(328,860
)
 
$
(100,525
)
Tax Effects Resulting from Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and delivery of KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
$
911

 
$
274

Deconsolidation of Funds on Adoption of ASU 2015-02
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
$
(355,702
)
 
$

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
(145,264
)
 
$

Investments
$
(35,967,251
)
 
$

Due From Affiliates
$
147,427

 
$

Other Assets
$
(622,001
)
 
$

Debt Obligations
$
(2,813,305
)
 
$

Due to Affiliates
$
330,270

 
$

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
$
(268,866
)
 
$

Noncontrolling Interests
$
(34,190,890
)
 
$

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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KKR & CO. L.P.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(All Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit, Per Unit Data, and Except Where Noted)

1. ORGANIZATION
 
KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR), together with its consolidated subsidiaries (“KKR”), is a leading global investment firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world class people, and driving growth and value creation at the asset level. KKR invests its own capital alongside the capital it manages for fund investors and brings debt and equity investment opportunities to others through its capital markets business.
 
KKR & Co. L.P. was formed as a Delaware limited partnership on June 25, 2007 and its general partner is KKR Management LLC (the “Managing Partner”). KKR & Co. L.P. is the parent company of KKR Group Limited, which is the non-economic general partner of KKR Group Holdings L.P. (“Group Holdings”), and KKR & Co. L.P. is the sole limited partner of Group Holdings. Group Holdings holds a controlling economic interest in each of (i) KKR Management Holdings L.P. (“Management Holdings”) through KKR Management Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation which is a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii) KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (“Fund Holdings”) directly and through KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, a Cayman Island limited company which is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (iii) KKR International Holdings L.P. (“International Holdings”, and together with Management Holdings and Fund Holdings, the “KKR Group Partnerships”) directly and through KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited. Group Holdings also owns certain economic interests in Management Holdings through a wholly owned Delaware corporate subsidiary of KKR Management Holdings Corp. and certain economic interests in Fund Holdings through a Delaware partnership of which Group Holdings is the general partner with a 99% economic interest and KKR Management Holdings Corp. is a limited partner with a 1% economic interest. KKR & Co. L.P., through its indirect controlling economic interests in the KKR Group Partnerships, is the holding partnership for the KKR business.
 
KKR & Co. L.P. both indirectly controls the KKR Group Partnerships and indirectly holds Class A partner units in each KKR Group Partnership (collectively, “KKR Group Partnership Units”) representing economic interests in KKR’s business. The remaining KKR Group Partnership Units are held by KKR Holdings L.P. (“KKR Holdings”), which is not a subsidiary of KKR. As of March 31, 2016, KKR & Co. L.P. held approximately 55.4% of the KKR Group Partnership Units and principals through KKR Holdings held approximately 44.6% of the KKR Group Partnership Units. The percentage ownership in the KKR Group Partnerships will continue to change as KKR Holdings and/or principals exchange units in the KKR Group Partnerships for KKR & Co. L.P. common units or when KKR & Co. L.P. otherwise issues or repurchases KKR & Co. L.P. common units.





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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of KKR & Co. L.P. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. The condensed consolidated financial statements (referred to hereafter as the “financial statements”), including these notes, are unaudited and exclude some of the disclosures required in annual financial statements. Management believes it has made all necessary adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring items) such that the condensed consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and that estimates made in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements are reasonable and prudent. The operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. The December 31, 2015 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements included in KKR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which include all disclosures required by GAAP. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in KKR & Co. L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
 
KKR & Co. L.P. consolidates the financial results of the KKR Group Partnerships and their consolidated subsidiaries, which include (i) the accounts of KKR’s investment management and capital markets companies, (ii) the general partners of unconsolidated funds and vehicles, (iii) general partners of consolidated funds and their respective consolidated funds and (iv) certain other entities including CFEs.

References in the accompanying financial statements to “principals” are to KKR’s senior employees and non-employee operating consultants who hold interests in KKR’s business through KKR Holdings, and references to “Senior Principals” are to KKR’s senior employees who hold interests in the Managing Partner entitling them to vote for the election of the Managing Partner’s directors.

All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of fees, expenses and investment income (loss) during the reporting periods. Such estimates include but are not limited to the valuation of investments and financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material to the financial statements.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The types of entities KKR assesses for consolidation include (i) subsidiaries, including management companies, broker-dealers and general partners of investment funds that KKR manages, (ii) entities that have all the attributes of an investment company, like investment funds, (iii) CFEs and (iv) other entities, including entities that employ non-employee operating consultants. Each of these entities is assessed for consolidation on a case by case basis depending on the specific facts and circumstances surrounding that entity.

Pursuant to its consolidation policy, KKR first considers whether an entity is considered a VIE and therefore whether to apply the consolidation guidance under the VIE model. Entities that do not qualify as VIEs are assessed for consolidation as voting interest entities (“VOEs”) under the voting interest model.

Consolidation Policy Upon Adoption of ASU No. 2015-02

In February 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amended consolidation guidance with the issuance of ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis ("ASU 2015-02"). KKR adopted this new guidance on January 1, 2016 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, restatement of prior period results is not required and prior periods presented in the financial statements have not been impacted. The guidance in ASU 2015-02 eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership and also changes the consolidation model specific to limited partnerships. The amendments also clarify how to evaluate fees paid to an asset manager or other entity that makes the decisions for the investment vehicle and whether such fees should be considered in

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determining when a VIE should be reported on an asset manager's balance sheet. These changes modify the analysis that KKR must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities.

Upon adoption of ASU 2015-02, most of KKR’s investment funds were de-consolidated as of January 1, 2016 resulting in a reduction in consolidated assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests of approximately $36.9 billion, $2.7 billion and $34.2 billion, respectively. Additionally, as a result of the de-consolidation of most of KKR’s investment funds, management fees and carried interest earned by KKR from investment funds that were previously consolidated will no longer be eliminated. Adoption of ASU 2015-02 had no impact on KKR's partners' capital and Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.

Consistent with the consolidation rules in effect prior to the adoption of ASU 2015-02, an entity in which KKR holds a variable interest is a VIE if any one of the following conditions exist: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the legal entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (b) the holders of the equity investment at risk (as a group) lack either the direct or indirect ability through voting rights or similar rights to make decisions about a legal entity’s activities that have a significant effect on the success of the legal entity or the obligation to absorb the expected losses or right to receive the expected residual returns, or (c) the voting rights of some investors are disproportionate to their obligation to absorb the expected losses of the legal entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the legal entity, or both and substantially all of the legal entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights. However, under ASU 2015-02, limited partnerships and other similar entities where unaffiliated limited partners have not been granted substantive rights to either dissolve the partnership or remove the general partner (“kick-out rights”) are VIEs under condition (b) above. KKR’s investment funds that are not CFEs (i) are generally limited partnerships, (ii) generally provide KKR with operational discretion and control, and (iii) generally have fund investors with no substantive rights to impact ongoing governance and operating activities of the fund, including the ability to remove the general partner, and as such the limited partners do not hold kick-out rights. Accordingly, most of KKR’s investment funds are categorized as VIEs under ASU 2015-02.

KKR consolidates all VIEs in which it is the primary beneficiary. A reporting entity is determined to be the primary beneficiary if it holds a controlling financial interest in a VIE. A controlling financial interest is defined as (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The consolidation guidance requires an analysis to determine (i) whether an entity in which KKR holds a variable interest is a VIE and (ii) whether KKR’s involvement, through holding interests directly or indirectly in the entity or contractually through other variable interests (for example, management and performance related fees), would give it a controlling financial interest. Performance of that analysis requires the exercise of judgment. Pursuant to ASU 2015-02, fees earned by KKR that are customary and commensurate with the level of services provided, and where KKR does not hold other economic interests in the entity that would absorb more than an insignificant amount of the expected losses or returns of the entity, would not be considered variable interests. KKR factors in all economic interests including interests held through related parties, to determine if it holds a variable interest. KKR determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE at the time it becomes involved with a VIE and reconsiders that conclusion periodically.

For entities that are determined not to be VIEs, these entities are generally considered VOEs and are evaluated under the voting interest model. KKR consolidates VOEs it controls through a majority voting interest or through other means.

The consolidation assessment, including the determination as to whether an entity qualifies as a VIE or VOE depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding each entity and therefore certain of KKR’s investment funds may qualify as VIEs whereas others may qualify as VOEs.

With respect to CLOs (which are generally VIEs), in its role as collateral manager, KKR generally has the power to direct the activities of the CLO that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity. In some, but not all cases, KKR, through its residual interest in the CLO may have variable interests that represent an obligation to absorb losses of, or a right to receive benefits from, the CLO that could potentially be significant to the CLO. In cases where KKR has both the power to direct the activities of the CLO that most significantly impact the CLO's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the CLO or the right to receive benefits from the CLO that could potentially be significant to the CLO, KKR is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and consolidates the CLO.

With respect to CMBS vehicles (which are generally VIEs), KKR holds unrated and non-investment grade rated securities issued by the CMBS, which are the most subordinate tranche of the CMBS vehicle. The economic performance of the CMBS is most significantly impacted by the performance of the underlying assets. Thus, the activities that most significantly impact the CMBS economic performance are the activities that most significantly impact the performance of the underlying assets. The special servicer has the ability to manage the CMBS assets that are delinquent or in default to improve the economic

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performance of the CMBS. KKR generally has the right to unilaterally appoint and remove the special servicer for the CMBS and as such is considered the controlling class of the CMBS vehicle. These rights give KKR the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the CMBS. Additionally, as the holder of the most subordinate tranche, KKR is in a first loss position and has the right to receive benefits, including the actual residual returns of the CMBS, if any. In these cases, KKR is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and consolidates the CMBS.

Consolidation Policy Prior to the Adoption of ASU 2015-02

As indicated above, KKR adopted ASU 2015-02 using the modified retrospective method and as such, the prior periods presented in the financial statements have not been impacted. The most significant changes to KKR’s consolidation policy as a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-02 pertained to its investment funds that are not CFEs. There were no significant changes to KKR's CFEs as a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-02.

With respect to KKR’s consolidated funds that are not CFEs, KKR generally has operational discretion and control, and fund investors have no substantive rights to impact ongoing governance and operating activities of the fund, and do not have kick-out rights. As a result, prior to the adoption of ASU 2015-02, a fund would be consolidated unless KKR had a nominal level of equity at risk. To the extent that KKR commits a nominal amount of equity to a given fund and had no obligation to fund any future losses, the equity at risk to KKR was not considered substantive and the fund was typically considered a VIE. KKR was determined to be the primary beneficiary if its involvement, through holding interests directly or indirectly in the VIE or contractually through other variable interests (e.g., carried interest), would be expected to absorb a majority of the VIE’s expected losses, receive a majority of the VIE’s expected residual returns, or both. In cases where there was minimal capital at risk, the fund investors were generally deemed to be the primary beneficiaries, and KKR did not consolidate the fund. In cases when KKR’s equity at risk was deemed to be substantive, the fund was generally considered to be a VOE and KKR generally consolidated the fund under the VOE model. As described above, subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2015-02, limited partnerships and other similar entities where unaffiliated limited partners have not been granted kick-out rights are deemed to be VIEs. Since substantially all of our investment funds are partnerships where limited partners are not granted kick-out rights, the adoption of ASU 2015-02 resulted in numerous entities that were previously classified as VOEs under the prior guidance becoming VIEs under the new consolidation guidance.

Under both the previous consolidation guidance and ASU 2015-02 certain of KKR’s funds and CFEs are consolidated by KKR notwithstanding the fact that KKR has only a minority economic interest in those funds and CFEs. KKR’s financial statements reflect the assets, liabilities, fees, expenses, investment income (loss) and cash flows of the consolidated KKR funds and CFEs on a gross basis. With respect to KKR's consolidated funds, the majority of the economic interests in those funds, which are held by fund investors or other third parties, are attributed to noncontrolling interests in the accompanying financial statements. All of the management fees and certain other amounts earned by KKR from those funds are eliminated in consolidation. However, because the eliminated amounts are earned from and funded by noncontrolling interests, KKR’s attributable share of the net income (loss) from those funds is increased by the amounts eliminated. Accordingly, the elimination in consolidation of such amounts has no effect on net income (loss) attributable to KKR or KKR partners’ capital. With respect to consolidated CFEs, interests held by third party investors are recorded in debt obligations.

KKR’s funds are, for GAAP purposes, investment companies and therefore are not required to consolidate their investments in portfolio companies even if majority-owned and controlled. Rather, the consolidated funds and vehicles reflect their investments at fair value as described below in “Fair Value Measurements”.
  
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests represent noncontrolling interests of certain investment funds and vehicles that are subject to periodic redemption by fund investors following the expiration of a specified period of time (typically between one and three years), or may be withdrawn subject to a redemption fee during the period when capital may not be otherwise withdrawn. Fund investors interests subject to redemption as described above are presented as Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition and presented as Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
 
When redeemable amounts become legally payable to fund investors, they are classified as a liability and included in Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition. For all consolidated investment vehicles and funds in which redemption rights have not been granted, noncontrolling interests are presented within Equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as noncontrolling interests.
 

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Noncontrolling Interests
 
Noncontrolling interests represent (i) noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities and (ii) noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings.
 
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Entities
 
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities represent the non-redeemable ownership interests in KKR that are held primarily by:
 
(i)
third party fund investors in KKR’s funds;
(ii)
third parties entitled to up to 1% of the carried interest received by certain general partners of KKR’s funds and 1% of KKR’s other profits (losses) through and including December 31, 2015;
(iii)
certain former principals and their designees representing a portion of the carried interest received by the general partners of KKR’s private equity funds that was allocated to them with respect to private equity investments made during such former principals’ tenure with KKR prior to October 1, 2009;
(iv)
certain principals and former principals representing all of the capital invested by or on behalf of the general partners of KKR’s private equity funds prior to October 1, 2009 and any returns thereon;
(v)
third parties in KKR’s capital markets business;
(vi)
holders of exchangeable equity securities representing ownership interests in a subsidiary of a KKR Group Partnership issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca; and
(vii)
holders of the 7.375% Series A LLC Preferred Shares of KFN whose rights are limited to the assets of KFN.

Noncontrolling Interests held by KKR Holdings
 
Noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings include economic interests held by principals in the KKR Group Partnerships. Such principals receive financial benefits from KKR’s business in the form of distributions received from KKR Holdings and through their direct and indirect participation in the value of KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings. These financial benefits are not paid by KKR and are borne by KKR Holdings.
 
The following table presents the calculation of noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings:

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
4,347,153

 
$
4,661,679

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings (a)
(271,575
)
 
239,008

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (b)
3,730

 
(11,077
)
Impact of the exchange of KKR Holdings units to KKR & Co. L.P. common units (c) 
(29,380
)
 
(58,140
)
Equity based compensation
10,606

 
20,517

Capital contributions
69

 
250

Capital distributions
(61,673
)
 
(132,274
)
Balance at the end of the period
$
3,998,930

 
$
4,719,963

 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Refer to the table below for calculation of Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings.
(b)
Calculated on a pro rata basis based on the weighted average KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings during the reporting period. 
(c)
Calculated based on the proportion of KKR Holdings units exchanged for KKR & Co. L.P. common units pursuant to the exchange agreement during the reporting period. The exchange agreement provides for the exchange of KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings for KKR & Co. L.P. common units.


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Net income (loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. after allocation to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings, with the exception of certain tax assets and liabilities that are directly allocable to KKR Management Holdings Corp., is attributed based on the percentage of the weighted average KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR and KKR Holdings, each of which hold equity of the KKR Group Partnerships. However, primarily because of the (i) contribution of certain expenses borne entirely by KKR Holdings, (ii) the periodic exchange of KKR Holdings units for KKR & Co. L.P. common units pursuant to the exchange agreement and (iii) the contribution of certain expenses borne entirely by KKR associated with the KKR & Co. L.P. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“Equity Incentive Plan”), equity allocations shown in the condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity differ from their respective pro-rata ownership interests in KKR’s net assets.

The following table presents net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Net income (loss)
$
(760,336
)
 
$
1,943,009

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
(38
)
 
1,933

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in consolidated entities
(158,784
)
 
1,431,561

Plus: Income tax / (benefit) attributable to KKR Management Holdings Corp.
(9,385
)
 
6,053

Net income (loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. and KKR Holdings
$
(610,899
)
 
$
515,568

 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings
$
(271,575
)
 
$
239,008

 
Investments
 
Investments consist primarily of private equity, real assets, credit, investments of consolidated CFEs, equity method, carried interest and other investments. Investments denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are valued based on the spot rate of the respective currency at the end of the reporting period with changes related to exchange rate movements reflected as a component of Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the consolidated statements of operations. Security and loan transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Further disclosure on investments is presented in Note 4, “Investments.”
 
The following describes the types of securities held within each investment class.
 
Private Equity - Consists primarily of equity investments in operating businesses including growth equity investments.
 
Real Assets - Consists primarily of investments in (i) energy related assets, principally oil and natural gas producing properties, (ii) infrastructure assets, and (iii) real estate, principally residential and commercial real estate assets and businesses.
 
Credit - Consists primarily of investments in below investment grade corporate debt securities (primarily high yield bonds and syndicated bank loans), distressed and opportunistic debt and interests in unconsolidated CLOs.
 
Investments of Consolidated CFEs - Consists primarily of (i) investments in below investment grade corporate debt securities (primarily high yield bonds and syndicated bank loans) held directly by the consolidated CLOs and (ii) investments in newly originated, fixed-rate mortgage loans held directly by the consolidated CMBS vehicles.
 
Equity Method - Consists primarily of (i) certain investments in private equity funds, real assets funds and credit funds, which are not consolidated and (ii) certain investments in operating companies in which KKR is deemed to exert significant influence.

Carried Interest - Consists of carried interest from unconsolidated investment funds that are allocated to KRR as the general partner of the investment fund based on cumulative fund performance to date, and where applicable, subject to a preferred return.

Other - Consists primarily of investments in common stock, preferred stock, warrants and options of companies that are not private equity, real assets, credit or investments of consolidated CFEs.

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Investments held by Consolidated Investment Funds

The consolidated investment funds are, for GAAP purposes, investment companies and reflect their investments and other financial instruments, including majority-owned and controlled investments (the “Portfolio Companies”), at fair value. KKR has retained this specialized accounting for the consolidated funds in consolidation. Accordingly, the unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value of the investments and other financial instruments held by the consolidated investment funds are reflected as a component of Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the consolidated statements of operations.

Certain energy investments are made through consolidated investment funds, including investments in working and royalty interests in oil and natural gas producing properties as well as investments in operating companies that operate in the energy industry. Since these investments are held through consolidated investment funds, such investments are reflected at fair value as of the end of the reporting period. 

Investments in operating companies that are held through KKR’s consolidated investment funds are generally classified within private equity investments and investments in working and royalty interests in oil and natural gas producing properties are generally classified as real asset investments.

Energy Investments held directly by KKR

Certain energy investments are made by KKR directly in working and royalty interests in oil and natural gas producing properties outside of investment funds. Oil and natural gas producing activities are accounted for under the successful efforts method of accounting and such working interests are consolidated based on the proportion of the working interests held by KKR. Accordingly, KKR reflects its proportionate share of the underlying statements of financial condition and statements of operations of the consolidated working interests on a gross basis and changes in the value of these working interests are not reflected as unrealized gains and losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Under the successful efforts method, exploration costs, other than the costs of drilling exploratory wells, are charged to expense as incurred. Costs that are associated with the drilling of successful exploration wells are capitalized if proved reserves are found. Lease acquisition costs are capitalized when incurred. Costs associated with the drilling of exploratory wells that do not find proved reserves, geological and geophysical costs and costs of certain nonproducing leasehold costs are charged to expense as incurred.
 
Expenditures for repairs and maintenance, including workovers, are charged to expense as incurred.
 
The capitalized costs of producing oil and natural gas properties are depleted on a field-by-field basis using the units-of production method based on the ratio of current production to estimated total net proved oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid reserves. Proved developed reserves are used in computing depletion rates for drilling and development costs and total proved reserves are used for depletion rates of leasehold costs.
 
Estimated dismantlement and abandonment costs for oil and natural gas properties, net of salvage value, are capitalized at their estimated net present value and amortized on a unit-of-production basis over the remaining life of the related proved developed reserves.

Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of oil and natural gas properties may not be recoverable, KKR evaluates the proved oil and natural gas properties and related equipment and facilities for impairment on a field-by-field basis. The determination of recoverability is made based upon estimated undiscounted future net cash flows. The amount of impairment loss, if any, is determined by comparing the fair value, as determined by a discounted cash flow analysis, with the carrying value of the related asset. Unproved oil and natural gas properties are assessed periodically and, at a minimum, annually on a property-by-property basis, and any impairment in value is recognized when incurred and is recorded in General, Administrative, and Other expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Fair Value Option
For certain investments and other financial instruments, KKR has elected the fair value option. Such election is irrevocable and is applied on a financial instrument by financial instrument basis at initial recognition. KKR has elected the fair value option for certain private equity, real assets, credit, investments of consolidated CFEs, equity method and other financial instruments not held through a consolidated investment fund with gains and losses recorded in net income. Accounting for these investments at fair value is consistent with how KKR accounts for its investments held through consolidated investment funds. Changes in the fair value of such instruments are recognized in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the

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consolidated statements of operations. Interest income on interest bearing credit securities on which the fair value option has been elected is based on stated coupon rates adjusted for the accretion of purchase discounts and the amortization of purchase premiums. This interest income is recorded within Interest Income in the consolidated statements of operations.

Equity Method

For certain investments in entities over which KKR exercises significant influence but which do not meet the requirements for consolidation and for which KKR has not elected the fair value option, KKR uses the equity method of accounting. KKR’s share of earnings (losses) from these investments is reflected as a component of Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the consolidated statements of operations. The carrying value of equity method investments in private equity funds, real assets funds and credit funds, which are not consolidated, approximate fair value, because the underlying investments of the unconsolidated investment funds are reported at fair value. The carrying value of equity method investments in certain operating companies, which KKR is determined to exert significant influence and for which KKR has not elected the fair value option, is determined based on the amounts invested by KKR, adjusted for the equity in earnings or losses of the investee allocated based on KKR’s respective ownership percentage, less distributions. KKR evaluates its equity method investments for which KKR has not elected the fair value option for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such investments may not be recoverable.

Financial Instruments held by Consolidated CFEs
 
As of January 1, 2015, KKR adopted the measurement alternative included in ASU 2014-13, “Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity” (“ASU 2014-13”), and has applied the amendments using a modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of January 1, 2015. Refer to the consolidated statements of changes in equity for the impact of this adjustment. Pursuant to ASU 2014-13, KKR measures both the financial assets and financial liabilities of the consolidated CFEs in its consolidated financial statements using the more observable of the fair value of the financial assets and the fair value of the financial liabilities.

For the consolidated CLO entities, KKR has determined that the fair value of the financial assets of the consolidated CLOs are more observable than the fair value of the financial liabilities of the consolidated CLOs. As a result, the financial assets of the consolidated CLOs are being measured at fair value and the financial liabilities are being measured as: (1) the sum of the fair value of the financial assets and the carrying value of any nonfinancial assets that are incidental to the operations of the CLOs less (2) the sum of the fair value of any beneficial interests retained by KKR (other than those that represent compensation for services) and KKR’s carrying value of any beneficial interests that represent compensation for services. The resulting amount is allocated to the individual financial liabilities (other than the beneficial interests retained by KKR).

For the consolidated CMBS vehicles, KKR has determined that the fair value of the financial liabilities of the consolidated CMBS vehicles are more observable than the fair value of the financial assets of the consolidated CMBS vehicles. As a result, the financial liabilities of the consolidated CMBS vehicles are being measured at fair value and the financial assets are being measured in consolidation as: (1) the sum of the fair value of the financial liabilities (other than the beneficial interests retained by KKR), the fair value of the beneficial interests retained by KKR and the carrying value of any nonfinancial liabilities that are incidental to the operations of the CMBS vehicles less (2) the carrying value of any nonfinancial assets that are incidental to the operations of the CMBS vehicles. The resulting amount is allocated to the individual financial assets.

Under the measurement alternative pursuant to ASU 2014-13, KKR’s consolidated net income (loss) reflects KKR’s own economic interests in the consolidated CFEs including (i) changes in the fair value of the beneficial interests retained by KKR and (ii) beneficial interests that represent compensation for services rendered.

Fair Value Measurements
  
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. Except for certain of KKR's equity method investments (see "Equity Method" above in this Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies") and debt obligations (as described in Note 10, "Debt Obligations"), KKR's investments and other financial instruments are recorded at fair value or at amounts whose carrying values approximate fair value. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation techniques are applied. These valuation techniques involve varying levels of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on a variety of factors.


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GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument, the characteristics specific to the financial instrument and the state of the marketplace, including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants. Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices in active markets generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.

Financial instruments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed based on the observability of inputs used in the determination of fair values, as follows: 

Level I - Pricing inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the measurement date. The types of financial instruments included in this category are publicly-listed equities, credit investments and securities sold short.

Level II - Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. The types of financial instruments included in this category are credit investments, investments and debt obligations of consolidated CLO entities, convertible debt securities indexed to publicly-listed securities, less liquid and restricted equity securities and certain over-the-counter derivatives such as foreign currency option and forward contracts. 

Level III - Pricing inputs are unobservable for the financial instruments and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. The types of financial instruments generally included in this category are private portfolio companies, real assets investments, credit investments, equity method investments for which the fair value option was elected and investments and debt obligations of consolidated CMBS entities.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. KKR’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to the asset.

A significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability is an indication that transactions or quoted prices may not be representative of fair value because in such market conditions there may be increased instances of transactions that are not orderly. In those circumstances, further analysis of transactions or quoted prices is needed, and a significant adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices may be necessary to estimate fair value.
 
The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial asset or liability and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of instrument, whether the instrument has recently been issued, whether the instrument is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market, and current market conditions. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by KKR in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level III. The variability and availability of the observable inputs affected by the factors described above may cause transfers between Levels I, II, and III, which KKR recognizes at the beginning of the reporting period.
 
Investments and other financial instruments that have readily observable market prices (such as those traded on a securities exchange) are stated at the last quoted sales price as of the reporting date. KKR does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where KKR holds a large position and a sale could reasonably affect the quoted price.
 
Management’s determination of fair value is based upon the methodologies and processes described below and may incorporate assumptions that are management’s best estimates after consideration of a variety of internal and external factors.

Level II Valuation Methodologies
 
Credit Investments: These instruments generally have bid and ask prices that can be observed in the marketplace. Bid prices reflect the highest price that KKR and others are willing to pay for an instrument. Ask prices represent the lowest price that KKR and others are willing to accept for an instrument. For financial assets and liabilities whose inputs are based on bid-ask prices obtained from third party pricing services, fair value may not always be a predetermined point in the bid-ask range.

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KKR’s policy is generally to allow for mid-market pricing and adjusting to the point within the bid-ask range that meets KKR’s best estimate of fair value.

Investments and Debt Obligations of Consolidated CLO Vehicles: Investments of consolidated CLO vehicles are valued using the same valuation methodology as described above for credit investments. Under ASU 2014-13, KKR measures CLO debt obligations on the basis of the fair value of the financial assets of the CLO.
 
Securities indexed to publicly-listed securities: The securities are typically valued using standard convertible security pricing models. The key inputs into these models that require some amount of judgment are the credit spreads utilized and the volatility assumed. To the extent the company being valued has other outstanding debt securities that are publicly-traded, the implied credit spread on the company’s other outstanding debt securities would be utilized in the valuation. To the extent the company being valued does not have other outstanding debt securities that are publicly-traded, the credit spread will be estimated based on the implied credit spreads observed in comparable publicly-traded debt securities. In certain cases, an additional spread will be added to reflect an illiquidity discount due to the fact that the security being valued is not publicly-traded. The volatility assumption is based upon the historically observed volatility of the underlying equity security into which the convertible debt security is convertible and/or the volatility implied by the prices of options on the underlying equity security.

Restricted Equity Securities: The valuation of certain equity securities is based on an observable price for an identical security adjusted for the effect of a restriction.

Derivatives: The valuation incorporates observable inputs comprising yield curves, foreign currency rates and credit spreads.

Level III Valuation Methodologies
 
Financial assets and liabilities categorized as Level III consist primarily of the following:

Private Equity Investments: KKR generally employs two valuation methodologies when determining the fair value of a private equity investment. The first methodology is typically a market comparables analysis that considers key financial inputs and recent public and private transactions and other available measures. The second methodology utilized is typically a discounted cash flow analysis, which incorporates significant assumptions and judgments. Estimates of key inputs used in this methodology include the weighted average cost of capital for the investment and assumed inputs used to calculate terminal values, such as exit EBITDA multiples. Other inputs are also used in both methodologies. However, when a definitive agreement has been executed to sell an investment, KKR generally considers a significant determinant of fair value to be the consideration to be received by KKR pursuant to the executed definitive agreement.
 
Upon completion of the valuations conducted using these methodologies, a weighting is ascribed to each method, and an illiquidity discount is typically applied where appropriate. The ultimate fair value recorded for a particular investment will generally be within a range suggested by the two methodologies, except that the value may be higher or lower than such range in the case of investments being sold pursuant to an executed definitive agreement.
 
When determining the weighting ascribed to each valuation methodology, KKR considers, among other factors, the availability of direct market comparables, the applicability of a discounted cash flow analysis, the expected hold period and manner of realization for the investment, and in the case of investments being sold pursuant to an executed definitive agreement, the probability of such sale being completed. These factors can result in different weightings among investments in the portfolio and in certain instances may result in up to a 100% weighting to a single methodology. Across the Level III private equity investment portfolio, approximately 54% of the fair value is derived from investments that are valued based exactly 50% on market comparables and 50% on a discounted cash flow analysis. Less than 5% of the fair value of the Level III private equity investment portfolio is derived from investments that are valued either based 100% on market comparables or 100% on a discounted cash flow analysis.
 
When an illiquidity discount is to be applied, KKR seeks to take a uniform approach across its portfolio and generally applies a minimum 5% discount to all private equity investments. KKR then evaluates such private equity investments to determine if factors exist that could make it more challenging to monetize the investment and, therefore, justify applying a higher illiquidity discount. These factors generally include (i) whether KKR is unable to sell the portfolio company or conduct an initial public offering of the portfolio company due to the consent rights of a third party or similar factors, (ii) whether the portfolio company is undergoing significant restructuring activity or similar factors and (iii) characteristics about the portfolio company regarding its size and/or whether the portfolio company is experiencing, or expected to experience, a significant

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decline in earnings. These factors generally make it less likely that a portfolio company would be sold or publicly offered in the near term at a price indicated by using just a market multiples and/or discounted cash flow analysis, and these factors tend to reduce the number of opportunities to sell an investment and/or increase the time horizon over which an investment may be monetized. Depending on the applicability of these factors, KKR determines the amount of any incremental illiquidity discount to be applied above the 5% minimum, and during the time KKR holds the investment, the illiquidity discount may be increased or decreased, from time to time, based on changes to these factors. The amount of illiquidity discount applied at any time requires considerable judgment about what a market participant would consider and is based on the facts and circumstances of each individual investment. Accordingly, the illiquidity discount ultimately considered by a market participant upon the realization of any investment may be higher or lower than that estimated by KKR in its valuations.

In the case of growth equity investments, enterprise values are determined using the market comparables analysis and discounted cash flow analysis described above. A scenario analysis may also be conducted to subject the estimated enterprise values to a downside, base and upside case.  The enterprise value in each case may then be allocated across the investment’s capital structure to reflect the terms of the security and subjected to probability weightings.  In certain cases, the values of growth equity investments may be based on recent or expected financings and the companies' performance relative to key objectives or milestones.
 
Real Assets Investments: Real asset investments in infrastructure, energy and real estate are valued using one or more of the discounted cash flow analysis, market comparables analysis and direct income capitalization, which in each case incorporates significant assumptions and judgments. Infrastructure investments are generally valued using the discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in this methodology include the weighted average cost of capital and assumed inputs used to calculate terminal values, such as exit EBITDA multiples. Energy investments are generally valued using a discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in this methodology that require estimates include the weighted average cost of capital. In addition, the valuations of energy investments generally incorporate both commodity prices as quoted on indices and long-term commodity price forecasts, which may be substantially different from, and are currently higher than, commodity prices on certain indices for equivalent future dates. Certain energy investments do not include an illiquidity discount. Long-term commodity price forecasts are utilized to capture the value of the investments across a range of commodity prices within the energy investment portfolio associated with future development and to reflect a range of price expectations. Real estate investments are generally valued using a combination of direct income capitalization and discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in such methodologies that require estimates include an unlevered discount rate and current capitalization rate, and certain real estate investments do not include a minimum illiquidity discount. The valuations of real assets investments also use other inputs.

Credit Investments: Credit investments are valued using values obtained from dealers or market makers, and where these values are not available, credit investments are valued by KKR based on ranges of valuations determined by an independent valuation firm. Valuation models are based on discounted cash flow analyses, for which the key inputs are determined based on market comparables, which incorporate similar instruments from similar issuers.

Other Investments: With respect to other investments including equity method investments for which the fair value election has been made, KKR generally employs the same valuation methodologies as described above for private equity investments when valuing these other investments.

Investments and Debt Obligations of Consolidated CMBS Vehicles: Under ASU 2014-13, KKR measures CMBS investments on the basis of the fair value of the financial liabilities of the CMBS. Debt obligations of consolidated CMBS vehicles are valued based on discounted cash flow analyses. The key input is the expected yield of each CMBS security using both observable and unobservable factors, which may include recently offered or completed trades and published yields of similar securities, security-specific characteristics (e.g. securities ratings issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, credit support by other subordinate securities issued by the CMBS and coupon type) and other characteristics.
   
 Key unobservable inputs that have a significant impact on KKR’s Level III investment valuations as described above are included in Note 5 “Fair Value Measurements.” KKR utilizes several unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions in determining the fair value of its Level III investments. These unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions may differ by investment and in the application of KKR’s valuation methodologies. KKR’s reported fair value estimates could vary materially if KKR had chosen to incorporate different unobservable pricing inputs and other assumptions or, for applicable investments, if KKR only used either the discounted cash flow methodology or the market comparables methodology instead of assigning a weighting to both methodologies.
 



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Level III Valuation Process

 The valuation process involved for Level III measurements is completed on a quarterly basis and is designed to subject the valuation of Level III investments to an appropriate level of consistency, oversight, and review.

For Private Markets investments classified as Level III, investment professionals prepare preliminary valuations based on their evaluation of financial and operating data, company specific developments, market valuations of comparable companies and other factors. These preliminary valuations are reviewed by an independent valuation firm engaged by KKR to perform certain procedures in order to assess the reasonableness of KKR’s valuations annually for all Level III investments in Private Markets and quarterly for investments other than certain investments, which have values less than pre-set value thresholds and which in the aggregate comprise less than 5% of the total value of KKR’s Level III Private Markets investments. For credit investments, an independent valuation firm is generally engaged by KKR with respect to most investments classified as Level III. The valuation firm either provides a valuation range from which KKR’s investment professionals select a point in the range to determine the preliminary valuation or performs certain procedures in order to assess the reasonableness and provide positive assurance of KKR’s valuations. After reflecting any input from the independent valuation firm, the valuation proposals are submitted to their respective valuation sub-committees.

KKR has a global valuation committee comprised of senior employees including investment professionals and professionals from business operations functions, and includes our Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. The global valuation committee is assisted by valuation sub-committees and investment professionals for each business strategy. All preliminary Level III valuations are reviewed and approved by the valuation sub-committees for private equity, real estate, energy and infrastructure and credit, as applicable. When Level III valuations are required to be performed on hedge fund investments, a valuation sub-committee for hedge funds reviews these valuations. The valuation sub-committees are responsible for the review and approval of valuations in their respective business lines on a quarterly basis. The members of the valuation sub-committees are comprised of investment professionals and professionals from business operations functions such as legal, compliance and finance, who are not primarily responsible for the management of the investments.

The global valuation committee provides general oversight of the valuation sub-committees. The global valuation committee is responsible for coordinating and implementing the firm’s valuation process to ensure consistency in the application of valuation principles across portfolio investments and between periods. All valuations are subject to approval by the global valuation committee. When valuations are approved by the global valuation committee after reflecting any input from it, the valuations of Level III investments, as well as the valuations of Level I and Level II investments, are presented to the audit committee of the board of directors of the general partner of KKR & Co. L.P. and are then reported to the board of directors.

Freestanding Derivatives
Freestanding derivatives are instruments that KKR and certain of the consolidated funds have entered into as part of their overall risk management and investment strategies. These derivative contracts are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Such contracts may include forward, swap and option contracts related to foreign currencies and interest rates to manage foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk arising from certain assets and liabilities. All derivatives are recognized in Other Assets or Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities and are presented on a gross basis in the consolidated statements of financial condition and measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. KKR’s derivative financial instruments contain credit risk to the extent that its counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. KKR attempts to minimize this risk by limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions with strong credit ratings.
Securities Sold Short
Whether part of a hedging transaction or a transaction in its own right, securities sold short represent obligations of KKR to deliver the specified security at the contracted price at a future point in time, and thereby create a liability to repurchase the security in the market at the prevailing prices. The liability for such securities sold short, which is recorded in Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the statement of financial condition, is marked to market based on the current fair value of the underlying security at the reporting date with changes in fair value recorded as unrealized gains or losses in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. These transactions may involve market risk in excess of the amount currently reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition.

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Fees and Other

As indicated above, on January 1, 2016, KKR adopted ASU 2015-02, which resulted in the de-consolidation of most of KKR's investment funds that had been consolidated prior to such date. Management fees, fee credits and carried interest earned from consolidated funds are eliminated in consolidation and as such are not recorded in Fees and Other. The economic impact of these management fees, fee credits and carried interests that are eliminated is reflected as an adjustment to noncontrolling interests and has no impact to Net Income Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. As a result of the de-consolidation of most of our investment funds, the management fees, fee credits and carried interests associated with funds that had previously been consolidated are included in Fees and Other beginning on January 1, 2016 as such amounts are no longer eliminated.

Fees and other consist primarily of (i) transaction fees earned in connection with successful investment transactions and from capital markets activities, (ii) management and incentive fees from providing investment management services to unconsolidated funds, CLOs, other vehicles, and separately managed accounts, (iii) monitoring fees from providing services to portfolio companies, (iv) carried interest allocations to general partners of unconsolidated funds, (v) revenue earned by oil and gas-producing entities that are consolidated and (vi) consulting fees earned by consolidated entities that employ non-employee operating consultants.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, fees and other consisted of the following:        
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Management Fees
$
156,330

 
$
48,205

Transaction Fees
97,268

 
100,150

Monitoring Fees
28,103

 
111,525

Fee Credits
(22,379
)
 
(7,545
)
Carried Interest
(116,956
)
 

Incentive Fees
(2,008
)
 
5,639

Oil and Gas Revenue
13,561

 
24,944

Consulting Fees
8,886

 
8,427

Total Fees and Other
$
162,805

 
$
291,345

 
All revenues presented in the table above, except for oil and gas revenue, are earned from KKR investment funds and portfolio companies. Consulting fees are earned by certain consolidated entities that employ non-employee operating consultants from providing advisory and other services to portfolio companies and other companies. These fees are separately negotiated with each company for which services are provided and are not shared with KKR.

Transaction, Management, Monitoring, Consulting, and Incentive Fees Recognition
    
Transaction, management, monitoring, consulting and incentive fees are recognized when earned based on the contractual terms of the governing agreements and coincides with the period during which the related services are performed. In the case of transaction fees, the fees are recognized upon closing of the transaction. Monitoring fees may provide for a termination payment following an initial public offering or change of control. These termination payments are recognized in the period when the related transaction closes.

Fee Credits

Agreements with the fund investors of certain of its investment funds require KKR to share with these fund investors an agreed upon percentage of certain fees, including monitoring and transaction fees received from portfolio companies (“Fee Credits”). Fund investors receive Fee Credits only with respect to monitoring and transaction fees that are allocable to the fund’s investment in the portfolio company and not, for example, any fees allocable to capital invested through co-investment vehicles. Fee Credits are calculated after deducting certain fund-related expenses and generally amount to 80% or 100% of allocable monitoring and transaction fees after fund-related expenses are recovered, although the actual percentage may vary from fund to fund as well as among different classes of investors within a fund.


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Carried Interest
For certain investment fund structures, carried interest is allocated to the general partner based on cumulative fund performance to date, and where applicable, subject to a preferred return to limited partners. At the end of each reporting period, KKR calculates the carried interest that would be due to KKR for each fund, pursuant to the fund agreements, as if the fair value of the underlying investments were realized as of such date, irrespective of whether such amounts have been realized. As the fair value of underlying investments varies between reporting periods, it is necessary to make adjustments to amounts recorded as carried interest to reflect either (a) positive performance resulting in an increase in the carried interest allocated to the general partner or (b) negative performance that would cause the amount due to KKR to be less than the amount previously recognized as revenue, resulting in a negative adjustment to carried interest allocated to the general partner. In each case, it is necessary to calculate the carried interest on cumulative results compared to the carried interest recorded to date and make the required positive or negative adjustments. KKR ceases to record negative carried interest allocations once previously recognized carried interest allocations for a fund have been fully reversed. KKR is not obligated to pay guaranteed returns or hurdles, and therefore, cannot have negative carried interest over the life of a fund. Accrued but unpaid carried interest as of the reporting date is reflected in Investments in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
Oil and Gas Revenue Recognition
 
Oil and gas revenues are recognized when production is sold to a purchaser at fixed or determinable prices, when delivery has occurred and title has transferred and collectability of the revenue is reasonably assured. The oil and gas producing entities consolidated by KKR follow the sales method of accounting for natural gas revenues. Under this method of accounting, revenues are recognized based on volumes sold, which may differ from the volume to which the entity is entitled based on KKR’s working interest. An imbalance is recognized as a liability only when the estimated remaining reserves will not be sufficient to enable the under-produced owners to recoup their entitled share through future production. Under the sales method, no receivables are recorded when these entities have taken less than their share of production and no payables are recorded when it has taken more than its share of production unless reserves are not sufficient.
 
Intangible Assets
 
Intangible assets consist primarily of contractual rights to earn future fee income, including management and incentive fees, and are recorded in Other Assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition. Identifiable finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives and amortization expense is included within General, Administrative and Other in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when circumstances indicate impairment may exist. As of March 31, 2016, KKR does not have any indefinite-lived intangible assets.
 
Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired in connection with an acquisition. Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. Goodwill is recorded in Other Assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers Topic 606 (“ASU 2014-09”) which outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. Revenue recorded under ASU 2014-09 will depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within those annual periods. A full retrospective or modified retrospective approach is required. KKR is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this guidance may have on its financial statements, including with respect to the timing of the recognition of carried interest.
 

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Consolidation

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis ("ASU 2015-02"). The guidance in ASU 2015-02 eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership and also eliminates the consolidation model specific to limited partnerships. The amendments also clarify how to treat fees paid to an asset manager or other entity that makes the decisions for the investment vehicle and whether such fees should be considered in determining when a variable interest entity should be reported on an asset manager's balance sheet. ASU 2015-02 is effective for reporting periods starting after December 15, 2015 and for interim periods within the fiscal year. KKR adopted ASU 2015-02 on January 1, 2016. See "Principles of Consolidation" for a discussion of the impact that the adoption had on KKR's financial statements.

Interest - Imputation of Interest

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). The amended guidance requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability rather than a deferred charge within other assets, consistent with debt discounts. In August 2015, the FASB clarified that line-of-credit arrangements are outside the scope of ASU 2015-03. The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. KKR adopted the guidance for debt arrangements that are not line-of-credit arrangements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and applied a retrospective approach. As a result of the adoption, the December 31, 2015 statement of financial condition was impacted resulting in a reduction in deferred financing costs reported in other assets and a corresponding reduction in debt obligations of $15.4 million. Adoption of this guidance had no impact on KKR & Co. L.P. Partners’ Capital and Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.

Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share

In May 2015, the FASB issued amended guidance on the disclosures for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). The amendments remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The amendments also remove the requirement to make certain disclosures for all investments that are eligible to be measured at fair value using the net asset value per share practical expedient. Rather, those disclosures are limited to investments for which the entity has elected to measure the fair value using that practical expedient. This guidance was adopted by KKR on January 1, 2016 and did not have a material impact on KKR’s financial statements.

Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). The amended guidance (i) requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (ii) eliminates the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is currently required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at fair value; (iii) requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments and (iv) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amended guidance should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The amended guidance related to equity securities without readily determinable fair values (including the disclosure requirements) should be applied prospectively to equity investments that exist as of the date of adoption. KKR is currently evaluating the impact on the financial statements.






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3. NET GAINS (LOSSES) FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
 
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the consolidated statements of operations consist primarily of the realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments (including foreign exchange gains and losses attributable to foreign denominated investments and related activities) and other financial instruments, including those for which the fair value option has been elected. Unrealized gains or losses result from changes in the fair value of these investments and other financial instruments during a period. Upon disposition of an investment or financial instrument, previously recognized unrealized gains or losses are reversed and an offsetting realized gain or loss is recognized in the current period.
 
The following table summarizes total Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively:
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2015
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)

 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)

 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)

 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)

Private Equity (a)
$
(2,127
)
 
$
(212,361
)
 
$
1,619,876

 
$
271,278

Credit and Other (a)
(40,504
)
 
(237,050
)
 
42,826

 
(275,975
)
Investments of Consolidated CFEs (a)
(36,989
)
 
219,184

 
(17,271
)
 
92,903

Real Assets (a)
12,355

 
(123,138
)
 

 
(100,112
)
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts and Options (b)
17,761

 
(46,200
)
 
133,931

 
323,310

Securities Sold Short (b)
15,159

 
(17,335
)
 
(1,637
)
 
(21,802
)
Other Derivatives (b)
(16,513
)
 
4,356

 
(7,679
)
 
9,439

Debt Obligations and Other (c)
7,575

 
(279,396
)
 
35,741

 
(185,003
)
Net Gains (Losses) From Investment Activities
$
(43,283
)
 
$
(691,940
)
 
$
1,805,787

 
$
114,038

 
 
 
 
 
(a) See Note 4 "Investments."
(b) See Note 8 "Other Assets and Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities."
(c) See Note 10 "Debt Obligations."

4. INVESTMENTS
 
Investments consist of the following:
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Private Equity
$
3,203,156

 
$
36,398,474

Credit
4,735,020

 
6,300,004

Investments of Consolidated CFEs
13,652,783

 
12,735,309

Real Assets
1,485,230

 
4,048,281

Equity Method
2,882,007

 
1,730,565

Carried Interest
2,736,548

 
245,066

Other
1,090,568

 
3,848,232

Total Investments
$
29,785,312

 
$
65,305,931

 
As of December 31, 2015, investments which represented greater than 5% of total investments consisted of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. of $5.1 billion and First Data Corporation of $4.3 billion. As of March 31, 2016, there were no investments which represented greater than 5% of total investments. In addition, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, investments totaling $14.6 billion and $14.2 billion, respectively, were pledged as direct collateral against various financing arrangements. See Note 10 “Debt Obligations.” The majority of the securities underlying private equity investments represent equity securities.



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Carried Interest
    
Carried interest allocated to the general partner in respect of performance of investment funds that are not consolidated were as follows:

 
 
Carried Interest
Balance at December 31, 2015
 
$
245,066

Deconsolidation of Funds on Adoption of ASU 2015-02
 
2,712,962

Carried Interest Allocated as a result of Changes in Fund Fair Value
 
(116,956
)
Fund Distributions
 
(104,524
)
Balance at March 31, 2016
 
$
2,736,548

    
5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
 
The following tables summarize the valuation of KKR's assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy. Carried Interest and Equity Method Investments for which the fair value option has not been elected have been excluded from the tables below.
 
Assets, at fair value:
 
March 31, 2016
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Private Equity
$
1,889,455

 
$

 
$
1,313,701

 
$
3,203,156

Credit

 
478,444

 
4,256,576

 
4,735,020

Investments of Consolidated CFEs

 
8,102,301

 
5,550,482

 
13,652,783

Real Assets

 
58,537

 
1,426,693

 
1,485,230

Equity Method

 
291,049

 
455,945

 
746,994

Other
559,618

 
26,624

 
504,326

 
1,090,568

Total
2,449,073

 
8,956,955

 
13,507,723

 
24,913,751

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
99,726

 

 
99,726

Other Derivatives
3,260

 
6,780

 

 
10,040

Total Assets
$
2,452,333

 
$
9,063,461

 
$
13,507,723

 
$
25,023,517



 
December 31, 2015
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Private Equity
$
16,614,008

 
$
880,928

 
$
18,903,538

 
$
36,398,474

Credit

 
1,287,649

 
5,012,355

 
6,300,004

Investments of Consolidated CFEs

 
12,735,309

 

 
12,735,309

Real Assets

 

 
4,048,281

 
4,048,281

Equity Method

 

 
891,606

 
891,606

Other
817,328

 
449,716

 
2,581,188

 
3,848,232

Total
17,431,336

 
15,353,602

 
31,436,968

 
64,221,906

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
635,183

 

 
635,183

Other Derivatives

 
5,703

 

 
5,703

Total Assets
$
17,431,336

 
$
15,994,488

 
$
31,436,968

 
$
64,862,792



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Liabilities, at fair value:
 
March 31, 2016
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Securities Sold Short
$
400,053

 
$

 
$

 
$
400,053

Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
18,222

 

 
18,222

Unfunded Revolver Commitments

 
5,171

 

 
5,171

Other Derivatives (1)

 
55,409

 
78,360

 
133,769

Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs

 
7,870,454

 
5,447,158

 
13,317,612

Total Liabilities
$
400,053

 
$
7,949,256

 
$
5,525,518

 
$
13,874,827



 
December 31, 2015
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Securities Sold Short
$
286,981

 
$
13,009

 
$

 
$
299,990

Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
83,748

 

 
83,748

Unfunded Revolver Commitments

 
15,533

 

 
15,533

Other Derivatives

 
104,518

 

 
104,518

Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs

 
12,365,222

 

 
12,365,222

Total Liabilities
$
286,981

 
$
12,582,030

 
$

 
$
12,869,011


(1)
Includes an option issued in connection with the acquisition of a 24.9% equity interest in Marshall Wace LLP and its affiliates ("Marshall Wace") to increase KKR's ownership interest over time to 39.9%. The option is valued using a Monte-Carlo simulation valuation methodology. Key inputs used in this methodology that require estimates include Marshall Wace's dividend yield, assets under management volatility and equity volatility.

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The following tables summarize changes in assets and liabilities reported at fair value for which Level III inputs have been used to determine fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively:
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
Level III Assets
 
Level III Liabilities
 
Private
Equity
 
Credit
 
Investments of
Consolidated
CFEs
 
Real Assets
 
Equity Method
 
Other
 
Total Level III Assets
 
Debt 
Obligations of
Consolidated 
CFEs
Balance, Beg. of Period
$
18,903,538

 
$
5,012,355

 
$

 
$
4,048,281

 
$
891,606

 
$
2,581,188

 
$
31,436,968

 
$

Transfers Out Due to Deconsolidation of Funds on Adoption of ASU 2015-02
(17,806,748
)
 
(710,348
)
 

 
(2,628,999
)
 

 
(2,026,793
)
 
(23,172,888
)
 

Transfers In

 
2,447

 
4,343,829

 

 

 

 
4,346,276

 
4,272,081

Transfers Out

 

 

 
(55,781
)
 
(311,270
)
 

 
(367,051
)
 

Asset Purchases / Debt Issuances
235,541

 
344,055

 
1,026,801

 
224,519

 
8,231

 
33,926

 
1,873,073

 
990,450

Sales

 
(286,104
)
 
(7,278
)
 
(58,619
)
 
(57,560
)
 
(55,528
)
 
(465,089
)
 

Settlements

 
1,247

 

 

 

 

 
1,247

 
(7,278
)
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 
11,391

 

 
13,602

 
(1,991
)
 
(24,613
)
 
(1,611
)
 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
(18,630
)
 
(121,708
)
 
187,130

 
(116,310
)
 
(73,071
)
 
(3,854
)
 
(146,443
)
 
191,905

Change in Other Comprehensive Income

 
3,241

 

 

 

 

 
3,241

 

Balance, End of Period
$
1,313,701

 
$
4,256,576

 
$
5,550,482

 
$
1,426,693

 
$
455,945

 
$
504,326

 
13,507,723

 
$
5,447,158

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities related to Level III Assets and Liabilities still held as of the Reporting Date
$
(18,630
)
 
$
(121,708
)
 
$
187,130

 
$
(116,310
)
 
$
(73,071
)
 
$
(3,854
)
 
$
(146,443
)
 
$
191,905



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Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
 
 
 
Level III Assets
 
Level III 
Liabilities
 
Private
Equity
 
Credit
 
Investments of
Consolidated
CFEs
 
Real Assets
 
Equity Method
 
Other
 
Total Level III Assets
 
Debt 
Obligations of
Consolidated
CFEs
Balance, Beg. of Period
$
26,276,021

 
$
4,192,702

 
$
92,495

 
$
3,130,404

 
$
898,206

 
$
1,234,795

 
$
35,824,623

 
$
7,615,340

Transfers In

 
16,706

 
108,340

 

 

 
1,187

 
126,233

 

Transfers Out
(1,212,235
)
 
(12,860
)
 

 

 

 
(1,710
)
 
(1,226,805
)
 

Asset Purchases / Debt Issuances
688,776

 
433,196

 
1,308

 
853,770

 
43,704

 
370,658

 
2,391,412

 

Sales
(327,054
)
 
(196,667
)
 
(3,138
)
 
(9,963
)
 
(49
)
 
(99,114
)
 
(635,985
)
 

Settlements

 
57,567

 
(883
)
 

 

 
1,969

 
58,653

 

Net Realized Gains (Losses)
145,084

 
(6,536
)
 

 

 

 
1,229

 
139,777

 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
561,623

 
(257,883
)
 
(44,466
)
 
(100,112
)
 
(17,003
)
 
(52,569
)
 
89,590

 

Change in Accounting Principle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(7,615,340
)
Change in Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, End of Period
$
26,132,215

 
$
4,226,225

 
$
153,656

 
$
3,874,099

 
$
924,858

 
$
1,456,445

 
$
36,767,498

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities related to Level III Assets and Liabilities still held as of the Reporting Date
$
712,482

 
$
(289,389
)
 
$
(44,466
)
 
$
(100,112
)
 
$
(17,003
)
 
$
(54,428
)
 
$
207,084

 
$

 
Total realized and unrealized gains and losses recorded for Level III investments are reported in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the fair value transfers between fair value levels during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively:

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Assets, at fair value:
 
 
 
 
Transfers from Level II to Level III 1
 
$
4,346,276

 
$
126,233

Transfers from Level III to Level II 2
 
$
367,051

 
$
14,570

Transfers from Level III to Level I 3
 
$

 
$
1,212,235

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities, at fair value:
 
 
 
 
Transfers from Level II to Level III 4
 
$
4,272,081

 
$


(1)
Transfers out of Level II and into Level III are principally attributable to certain investments that experienced an insignificant level of market activity during the period and thus were valued in the absence of observable inputs.
(2)
Transfers out of Level III and into Level II are principally attributable to certain investments that experienced a higher level of market activity during the period and thus were valued using observable inputs.
(3)
Transfers out of Level III and into Level I are attributable to portfolio companies that are valued using their publicly traded market price.
(4)
Transfers out of Level II and into Level III are principally attributable to debt obligations of CMBS vehicles due to an insignificant level of market activity during the period and thus were valued in the absence of observable inputs.


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The following table presents additional information about valuation methodologies and significant unobservable inputs used for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level III as of March 31, 2016:
 
Fair Value
March 31,
2016
 
Valuation
Methodologies
 
Unobservable Input(s) (1)
 
Weighted
Average (2)
 
Range
 
Impact to
 Valuation
from an
Increase in
Input (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity
$
1,313,701

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity
$
543,184

 
Inputs to market comparable, discounted cash flow and transaction cost
 
Illiquidity Discount
 
9.9%
 
5% - 15%
 
Decrease
 
 

 
 
Weight Ascribed to Market Comparables
 
42.5%
 
0% - 50%
 
(4)
 
 

 
 
Weight Ascribed to Discounted Cash Flow
 
46.7%
 
12.5% - 100%
 
(5)
 
 

 
 
Weight Ascribed to Transaction Price
 
10.8%
 
0% - 75%
 
(6)
 
 

 
Market comparables
 
Enterprise Value/LTM EBITDA Multiple
 
12.0x
 
9.6x - 18.0x
 
Increase
 
 

 
 
Enterprise Value/Forward EBITDA Multiple
 
10.6x
 
8.1x - 15.2x
 
Increase
 
 

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
 
11%
 
8.8% - 13.5%
 
Decrease
 
 

 
 
Enterprise Value/LTM EBITDA Exit Multiple
 
9.5x
 
8.0x - 12.4x
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Growth Equity
$
770,517

 
Inputs to market comparable, discounted cash flow and transaction cost
 
Illiquidity Discount
 
13.1%
 
10.0% - 20.0%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Market Comparables
 
51.3%
 
7.5% - 100.0%
 
(4)
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Discounted Cash Flow
 
19.9%
 
0.0% - 85.0%
 
(5)
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Transaction Price
 
28.8%
 
0.0% - 85.0%
 
(6)
 
 
 
Scenario Weighting
 
Base
 
50.5%
 
30.0% - 80.0%
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
Downside
 
26.0%
 
10.0% - 40.0%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
Upside
 
23.5%
 
10.0% - 33.3%
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit
$
4,256,576

 
Yield Analysis