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FAIR VALUE (Valuation Techniques) (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Ares Management L.P    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 470,366 $ 451,507
Ares Management L.P | Level III    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 141,663 122,521
Liabilities, at fair value 1,909 22,156
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Liabilities | Other Valuation Technique    
FAIR VALUE    
Liabilities, at fair value   20,278
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Liabilities | Discounted cash flow    
FAIR VALUE    
Liabilities, at fair value $ 1,909 $ 1,878
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent) 6.50% 6.50%
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Partnership interests | Other Valuation Technique    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 33,410 $ 33,410
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 108,253 89,111
Consolidated Funds    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 3,407,010 3,331,023
Liabilities, at fair value 2,975,737 3,034,111
Consolidated Funds | Level III    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 618,904 544,930
Liabilities, at fair value 182 2,999
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Derivatives liabilities of Consolidated Funds | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Liabilities, at fair value 182 2,999
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value   421
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Discounted cash flow    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 196,690 $ 171,696
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent) 16.50% 20.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent) 16.50% 20.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Recent transaction price    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 54,659 $ 54,660
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 43,062 $ 43,011
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis | Minimum    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 2.1 2.0
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis | Maximum    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 7.9 11.2
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | EV market multiple analysis | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 2.3 2.3
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies)    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 44,637 $ 32,598
Unobservable Input    
Illiquidity discount (as a percent)   25.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies) | Minimum    
Unobservable Input    
Net income multiple 30.0 30.0
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 35.0
Illiquidity discount (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 197,868 $ 170,231
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 2,137 $ 24,052
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent) 15.30%  
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow | Minimum    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent)   7.80%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow | Maximum    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent)   15.30%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent) 15.30%  
Yield (as a percent)   11.10%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Recent transaction price    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 4,957 $ 4,887
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | EV market multiple analysis    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value   $ 6,693
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple   7.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | EV market multiple analysis | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple   7.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 546 $ 546
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach | Minimum    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 4.0 6.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach | Maximum    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 7.5  
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 5.8 6.1
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Market approach (comparable companies)    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 568 $ 1,776
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
Unobservable Input    
Collection rates   1.2
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, collection rate | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Collection rates   1.2
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 72,753 $ 28,595
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield | Minimum    
Unobservable Input    
Yield (as a percent) 2.60% 6.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield | Maximum    
Unobservable Input    
Yield (as a percent) 14.30% 13.60%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed income asset | Income approach, Yield | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate (as a percent)   10.90%
Yield (as a percent) 9.70%  
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Derivative Financial Instruments | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 1,027 $ 291