ORGANIZATION (Details) (Subsequent event, USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			0 Months Ended
	May 07, 2014	May 01, 2014	Jun. 04, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC	May 07, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC	May 07, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC Ares Operating Group	May 07, 2014 Alleghany Ares Operating Group
ORGANIZATION
Number of common units Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. holds of Ares Management, L.P.		34,540,079
Number of common units AREC holds of Ares Management, L.P.		34,538,155
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. direct ownership percentage of each of the Ares Operating Group Entities		59.21%
Number of partnership units Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. of each of the Ares Operating Group Entities		118,421,766
AREC direct interest percentage in Ares Operating Group Entities		0.00%
An affiliate of Alleghany Corporation direct ownership percentage of each of the Ares Operating Group Entities		6.25%
Number of Ares Operating Group Units an affiliate of Alleghany Corporation owns of each of the Ares Operating Group entities		12,500,000
Common units issued in IPO (in units)				11,363,636
Price per common units issued in IPO (in dollars per unit)				$ 19.00
Common units issued pursuant to over-allotment option (in units)			225,794
Price per common units issued pursuant to over-allotment option (in dollars per unit)			$ 19.00
Proceeds from IPO			$ 209.2
Maximum ratio for exchange of units					4	0.5
Units conversion ratio					1
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. ownership percentage of Ares Management, L.P.	42.82%
ADIA ownership percentage of Ares Management, L.P.	42.82%
Ownership percentage issued as part of the offering	14.37%
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. direct and indirect ownership percentage of Ares Operating Group	72.29%
Alleghany ownership percentage of Ares Operating Group	5.91%
AREC indirect ownership percentage of Ares Operating Group	16.32%
Public's indirect ownership percentage of Ares Operating Group	5.48%