Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Goodwill	$ 144,067	$ 85,582		$ 58,159
Total assets	4,321,408	21,638,992		23,705,384
Liabilities
Total liabilities	$ 3,329,497	$ 14,879,619
Commitments and contingencies
Controlling interest in Ares Management L.P.:
Partners' Capital (80,676,995 and 80,667,664 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	$ 251,537	$ 285,025
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,619)	(1,386)
Total controlling interest in Ares Management L.P	246,917	283,639
Total equity	968,406	5,697,935	$ 5,650,645	6,540,544
Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity	4,321,408	21,638,992
Parent Company
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	121,483	148,858		89,802
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	234	32,734
Investments, at fair value	468,287	174,052
Performance fees receivable	534,661	187,059
Due from affiliates	144,982	146,534
Derivative assets, at fair value	1,339	7,623
Other assets	61,402	58,716
Intangible assets, net	84,971	40,948
Goodwill	144,067	85,582
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	103,974	101,310
Accrued compensation	125,032	129,433
Derivative liabilities, at fair value	390	2,850
Due to affiliates	11,163	19,030
Performance fee compensation payable	401,715	380,268
Debt obligations	389,120	243,491
Equity compensation put option liability	20,000	20,000
Deferred tax liability, net	21,288	19,861
Consolidated Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	159,507	1,314,397
Investments, at fair value	2,559,783	19,123,950
Loan held for investment, net		77,514
Due from affiliates	12,923	11,342
Dividends and interest receivable	13,005	81,331
Receivable for securities sold	13,416	132,753
Derivative assets, at fair value		3,126
Other assets	1,348	12,473
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,275	68,589
Payable for securities purchased	51,778	618,902
Derivative liabilities, at fair value	10,676	42,332
Due to affiliates		2,441
Securities sold short, at fair value		3,763
Deferred tax liability, net		22,214
CLO loan obligations	2,174,352	12,049,170
Fund borrowings	11,734	777,600
Mezzanine debt		378,365
Redeemable interest		1,037,450	$ 1,096,099	$ 1,093,770
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds	320,238	4,988,729
Equity appropriated for Consolidated Funds	3,367	(37,926)
Non-controlling interest	323,606	4,950,803
AOG
Liabilities
Redeemable interest	23,505	23,988
Non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Non-controlling interest	$ 397,883	$ 463,493