Combined and Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Total assets	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC and Consolidated Funds
Assets
Total assets	22,035,501,000	23,705,384,000
Liabilities
Total liabilities	14,759,826,000	16,030,319,000
Commitments and contingencies
Controlling interest in equity of AHI, AI and consolidated subsidiaries
Total equity	6,112,503,000	6,540,544,000
Total liabilities, redeemable interests, non-controlling interests and equity	22,035,501,000	23,705,384,000
Ares Holdings, Inc. and Ares Investments LLC
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	36,634,000	89,802,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	7,657,000	13,344,000
Investments, at fair value	121,608,000	89,438,000
Performance fees receivable	136,430,000	137,682,000
Derivative assets, at fair value	1,132,000	1,164,000
Due from affiliates	119,330,000	108,920,000
Intangible assets, net	59,938,000	68,742,000
Goodwill	60,531,000	58,159,000
Other assets	71,957,000	73,600,000
Liabilities
Debt obligations	172,119,000	153,119,000
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	63,621,000	67,486,000
Deferred tax liability, net	20,793,000	21,002,000
Performance fee compensation payable	304,015,000	295,978,000
Derivative liabilities, at fair value	2,942,000	2,907,000
Accrued compensation	55,557,000	132,917,000
Due to affiliates	23,312,000	32,690,000
Redeemable interest	43,587,000	40,751,000
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Non-controlling interest	178,543,000	167,731,000
Controlling interest in equity of AHI, AI and consolidated subsidiaries
Members' Equity	350,862,000	321,891,000
Common Stock (class A shares, 50,000 authorized, 5,010 issued and outstanding, $0.001 par value)	0	0
Additional paid-in-capital	315,553,000	338,375,000
Retained earnings	(124,408,000)	(135,573,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive gain	1,262,000	985,000
Total controlling interest in equity of AHI, AI and consolidated subsidiaries	543,269,000	525,678,000
Consolidated Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,276,657,000	1,638,003,000
Investments, at fair value	19,485,067,000	20,823,338,000
Derivative assets, at fair value	8,961,000	14,625,000
Due from affiliates	9,930,000	2,010,000
Dividends and interest receivable	170,490,000	133,158,000
Receivable for securities sold	447,263,000	427,871,000
Other assets	21,916,000	25,528,000
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	66,010,000	95,839,000
Deferred tax liability, net	20,449,000	35,904,000
Derivative liabilities, at fair value	53,643,000	75,115,000
Due to affiliates	2,530,000	2,695,000
Payable for securities purchased	601,349,000	945,115,000
Securities sold short, at fair value		1,633,000
CLO loan obligations	11,275,857,000	11,774,157,000
Fund borrowings	1,769,737,000	2,070,598,000
Mezzanine debt	327,892,000	323,164,000
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable interest	1,119,585,000	1,093,770,000
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds	5,283,933,000	5,691,874,000
Equity appropriated for Consolidated Funds	106,758,000	155,261,000
Non-controlling interest	$ 5,390,691,000	$ 5,847,135,000