SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (Subsequent event, USD $)			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	Apr. 24, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC	May 07, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC Revolving credit facility	May 07, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC Revolving credit facility Base rate	May 07, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC Revolving credit facility LIBOR	May 07, 2014 Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC Ares Operating Group	Apr. 04, 2014 AI	May 07, 2014 Alleghany Ares Operating Group	Jun. 30, 2014 Affiliate of Company Keltic
Subsequent events
Distributions made to members					$ 46,000,000					$ 150,000,000
Distributions made to members (as a percent)					85.00%
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			209,200,000
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%
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. ownership percentage of Ares Operating Group	55.97%
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%
Ares Management, L.P. ownership percentage of Ares Holdings, Inc.	100.00%
Ares Management, L.P. ownership percentage of Ares Domestic Holdings, Inc.	100.00%
Ares Management, L.P. ownership percentage of Ares Offshore Holdings, Ltd. (Cayman)	100.00%
Ares Management, L.P. ownership percentage of Ares Real Estate Holdings, LLC	100.00%
Ares Management, L.P. ownership percentage of Ares Investments, L.P.	38.12%
Ares Holdings, Inc. ownership percentage of Ares Holdings, L.P.	38.12%
Ares Domestic Holdings, Inc. ownership percentage of Ares Domestic Holdings, L.P.	38.12%
Ares Offshore Holdings, Ltd (Cayman) ownership percentage of Ares Offshore Holdings, L.P. (Cayman)	38.12%
Ares Real Estate Holdings, LLC ownership percentage of Ares Real Estate Holdings, L.P.	38.12%
Offering related expenses except the underwriters' commissions									27,700,000
Maximum borrowing capacity						1,030,000,000
Variable rate basis							base rate	LIBOR
Interest rate margin (as a percent)							0.75%	1.75%
Unused commitment fees (as a percent)						0.25%
Repayment of balance under the credit facility from proceeds of the IPO						$ 163,300,000
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)												100.00%