Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Partners' Capital Preferred Partner	Ares Management L.P Partners' Capital	Ares Management L.P Members' Equity	Ares Management L.P Common Stock	Ares Management L.P Additional Paid in Capital.	Ares Management L.P Retained Earnings	Ares Management L.P Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Ares Management L.P Non-Controlling interest	Consolidated Funds	Consolidated Funds Non-Controlling interest	Consolidated Funds Equity Appropriated for Consolidated Funds
Balance (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2013					$ 321,891	$ 0	$ 338,375	$ (135,573)	$ 985
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		$ 6,540,544								$ 167,731		$ 5,691,874	$ 155,261
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Relinquished with deconsolidation of funds | Predecessor		(354,737)										(354,737)
Contributions | Predecessor		126,265										126,265
Contributions		182,522										182,522
Distributions | Predecessor		(967,255)			(132,286)		(42,622)			(50,442)		(741,905)
Distributions		(594,553)		$ (33,881)						(68,872)	$ (477)	(491,800)
Net income (loss) | Predecessor		246,874			28,064			(21,966)		3,247		287,942	(50,413)
Net income (loss)		295,492		34,988						80,240		319,424	(139,160)
Currency translation adjustment | Predecessor		565							1,255	404		(412)	(682)
Currency translation adjustment		(37,047)							(1,386)	(2,285)		(30,444)	(2,932)
Equity compensation | Predecessor		51,189			(368)		39,078			12,479
Equity compensation		18,615		7,108						11,507
Tandem award compensation adjustment | Predecessor		7,200			1,570		5,371	(983)		1,242
Net effect of Reorganization, including contributions of Ares Operating Group units for 69,078,234 common units | Predecessor				204,877	$ (218,871)		$ (340,202)	$ 158,522	(2,240)	197,914
Net effect of Reorganization, including contributions of Ares Operating Group units for 69,078,234 common units		0
Issuance of units, net of offering costs		209,189		209,189
Issuance costs		(28,491)		(10,910)						(17,581)
Allocation of contributions in excess of the carrying value of the net assets (dilution)		(910)		(129,446)						128,536
Changes in ownership interests		900		1,511						(611)	(900)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) arising from allocation of contributions and Partners' capital		1,573		1,589						(16)
Balance (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2014	[1]	5,650,645		204,877						332,575		5,009,027	104,166
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		5,697,935		285,025					(1,386)	463,493		4,988,729	(37,926)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Cumulative effect of accounting change		(4,625,837)										(4,651,189)	25,352
Relinquished with deconsolidation of funds		1,652										1,652
Contributions		88,652								85		88,567
Distributions		(302,508)		(70,999)						(145,763)	(998)	(85,746)
Net income (loss)		62,082		19,378						48,390		(21,775)	16,089
Currency translation adjustment		(8,602)							(3,233)	(5,221)			(148)
Equity compensation		30,478		11,588						18,890
Changes in ownership interests		(82)		7,280						(7,362)	82
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) arising from allocation of contributions and Partners' capital		832		735						97
Issuance of AOG units in connection with acquisitions		25,468								25,468
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015		968,406		251,537					(4,619)	397,883		320,238	3,367
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Cumulative effect of accounting change		(3,367)											(3,367)
Contributions		132,932										132,932
Distributions		(330,649)	$ (12,176)	(67,041)						(132,961)	(661)	(118,471)
Net income (loss)		286,445	12,176	99,632						171,251		3,386
Currency translation adjustment		(15,707)							(4,320)	(11,337)		(50)
Equity compensation		37,258		14,216						23,042
Issuance of units, net of offering costs		298,761	298,761
Changes in ownership interests		(881)		1,446						(2,327)	$ 0
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) arising from allocation of contributions and Partners' capital		727		724						3
Reallocation of equity due to redemption of ownership interest		3,337		1,276						2,061
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016		$ 1,377,262	$ 298,761	$ 301,790					$ (8,939)	$ 447,615		$ 338,035	$ 0

[1] Prior to the Reorganization on May 1, 2014, financial statements represent the combined and consolidated results of AHI, AI and consolidated subsidiaries, referred to collectively as the Predecessor. Subsequent to the Reorganization, these financial statements represent the results of Ares Management, L.P. See Note 1 for further information.