FAIR VALUE (Valuation Techniques) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Ares Management L.P
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 451,507	$ 448,118
Liabilities, at fair value	22,156	41,221
Ares Management L.P | Level III
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	122,521	107,455
Liabilities, at fair value	22,156	40,831
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Liabilities | Other Valuation Technique
FAIR VALUE
Liabilities, at fair value	$ 1,878
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)	6.50%
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Liabilities | Discounted cash flow
FAIR VALUE
Liabilities, at fair value	$ 20,278	$ 40,831
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Liabilities | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)		4.40%
Fair Value Inputs Commitment Period Revenue		$ 0
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Liabilities | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)		6.80%
Fair Value Inputs Commitment Period Revenue		$ 75
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Partnership interests | Other Valuation Technique
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	33,410
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Partnership interests | Discounted cash flow
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value		$ 40,703
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)		10.00%
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Partnership interests | Recent transaction price
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value		$ 11,000
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Fixed income-collateralized loan obligations | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	89,111	55,752
Consolidated Funds
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	3,331,023
Liabilities, at fair value	3,034,111	2,185,028
Consolidated Funds | Level III
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	544,930	466,201
Liabilities, at fair value	2,999	2,184,659
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income liability | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
FAIR VALUE
Liabilities, at fair value		2,146,255
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income liability | Discounted cash flow
FAIR VALUE
Liabilities, at fair value		$ 28,097
Unobservable Input
Default rate (as a percent)		2.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income liability | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)		8.00%
Prepayment rate (as a percent)		19.70%
Recovery rate (as a percent)		70.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income liability | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)		10.00%
Prepayment rate (as a percent)		20.00%
Recovery rate (as a percent)		71.10%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income liability | Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)		8.70%
Default rate (as a percent)		2.00%
Prepayment rate (as a percent)		19.80%
Recovery rate (as a percent)		70.80%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Derivatives liabilities of Consolidated Funds | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
FAIR VALUE
Liabilities, at fair value		$ 10,307
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	421	344
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Discounted cash flow
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 171,696	$ 86,902
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)	20.00%	14.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)	20.00%	14.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Recent transaction price
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 54,660	$ 12,891
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 43,011	$ 42,887
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis | Minimum
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	2.0	1.6
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis | Maximum
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	11.2	10.4
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple		4.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies)
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 32,598	$ 73,686
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies) | Minimum
Unobservable Input
Net income multiple	30.0	10.0
Illiquidity discount (as a percent)	25.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies) | Maximum
Unobservable Input
Net income multiple	40.0	40.0
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies) | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
Net income multiple	35.0	21.7
Illiquidity discount (as a percent)	25.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 170,231	$ 130,131
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 24,052	$ 5,516
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)	7.80%	11.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)	15.30%	15.30%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
Discount rate (as a percent)	11.10%	12.70%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Recent transaction price
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 4,887
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | EV market multiple analysis
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 6,693	$ 22,934
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	7.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | EV market multiple analysis | Minimum
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple		1.6
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | EV market multiple analysis | Maximum
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple		11.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | EV market multiple analysis | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	7.1	7.8
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 546
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	6.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	6.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach (comparable companies)
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 1,776	$ 1,626
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	6.5	6.5
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach (comparable companies) | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
EBITDA multiple	6.5	6.5
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, collection rate
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 5,473	$ 1,133
Unobservable Input
Fair Value Inputs Weighted Average Collection Rate	1.2	1.2
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, collection rate | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
Fair Value Inputs Weighted Average Collection Rate	1.2	1.2
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 28,595	$ 84,464
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield | Minimum
Unobservable Input
Yield (as a percent)	6.00%	3.30%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield | Maximum
Unobservable Input
Yield (as a percent)	13.60%	13.30%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
Yield (as a percent)	10.90%	9.10%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income Approach
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value		$ 3,687
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income Approach | Minimum
Unobservable Input
Default rate (as a percent)		11.90%
Prepayment rate (as a percent)		5.00%
Recovery rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income Approach | Maximum
Unobservable Input
Default rate (as a percent)		25.10%
Prepayment rate (as a percent)		10.00%
Recovery rate (as a percent)		40.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income Approach | Weighted Average
Unobservable Input
Default rate (as a percent)		14.60%
Prepayment rate (as a percent)		7.10%
Recovery rate (as a percent)		16.80%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Derivative Financial Instruments | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
FAIR VALUE
Assets, at fair value	$ 291
Liabilities, at fair value	$ 2,999