ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 segment $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 item $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Ares Management L.P.
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Number operating segments		3		3
Preferred Equity Offering
Units issued	12,400,000
Total offering price | $	$ 310
Preferred dividend rate	7.00%
Redemption price per unit | $ / shares	$ 25.00	$ 25.00	$ 25.00	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Proceeds from issuance of preferred equity, net | $					$ 298,971
Ares Management L.P. | AOG Units
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Minority ownership percentage	37.92%	37.92%	37.92%	37.92%	37.92%
Number of units held	80,791,108	80,791,108	80,791,108	80,791,108	80,791,108
Daily average ownership, as a percent			37.87
Ares Owners Holdings LP | AOG Units
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Number of units held	119,771,334	119,771,334	119,771,334	119,771,334	119,771,334
Ownership percentage	56.21%	56.21%	56.21%	56.21%	56.21%
Daily average ownership, as a percent			56.26
Alleghany | AOG Units
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Minority ownership percentage	5.87%	5.87%	5.87%	5.87%	5.87%
Number of units held	12,500,000	12,500,000	12,500,000	12,500,000	12,500,000
Daily average ownership, as a percent			5.87