BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred [Abstract]
Units issued (in units)			80,814,732	80,679,600
Goodwill		$ 85,581	$ 143,724	$ 144,067
EIF Management, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 149,171
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred [Abstract]
Cash	64,532
Equity (1,578,947 Ares Operating Group units)	$ 25,468
Units issued (in units)	1,578,947
Contingent consideration	$ 59,171
Total	149,171
Fair value of the acquired net assets	90,600
Goodwill	58,600
The fair value of the cash and equity portion	$ 59,200
Pro Forma Information
Total revenues		28,512	56,659	42,767
Net income attributable to Ares Management, L.P.		$ 116	$ 2,267	$ 174
Earnings per common unit, basic and diluted (USD per share)			$ 0.03	$ 0.00
EIF Management, LLC | Minimum
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred [Abstract]
Fund V final closing vesting period	2 years
EIF Management, LLC | Maximum
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred [Abstract]
Fund V final closing vesting period	5 years