SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014 item
Minimum
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Number of parties equity interests to be aggregated	2
Estimated useful lives	1 year
Maximum
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Estimated useful lives	10 years

Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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