COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC, Performance Fees, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC | Performance Fees
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Assumed investments value for clawback obligation	$ 0	$ 0
Performance fees subject to potential clawback provision	565,200,000	608,500,000
Performance fees subject to potential claw back provision that are reimbursable by professionals	$ 454,600,000	$ 489,800,000