DEBT (Debt Obligations) (Details) - Ares Management L.P - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
DEBT
Carrying Value		$ 510,856,000		$ 305,784,000
Credit Facility
DEBT
Carrying Value		$ 135,000,000		$ 0
Interest Rate		2.65%		0.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,040,000,000.00
Unused commitment fees (as a percent)		0.20%
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Credit Facility | Base rate
DEBT
Interest rate spread (as a percent)		0.50%
Credit Facility | LIBOR
DEBT
Interest rate spread (as a percent)		1.50%
AFC Notes
DEBT
Debt issuance percentage	98.268%
Senior Notes
DEBT
Original Borrowing Amount		$ 250,000,000
Carrying Value		$ 244,992,000		$ 244,684,000
Interest Rate		4.21%		4.21%
Term Loan 2015
DEBT
Original Borrowing Amount		$ 35,250,000
Carrying Value		$ 35,073,000		$ 35,063,000
Interest Rate		3.02%		2.74%
Unused commitment fees (as a percent)		0.025%
Term Loan 2016
DEBT
Original Borrowing Amount		$ 26,376,000
Carrying Value		$ 25,991,000		$ 26,037,000
Interest Rate		2.88%		2.66%
Unused commitment fees (as a percent)		0.03%
Term Loan 2017
DEBT
Unused commitment fees (as a percent)		0.03%
Term Loan 2017 Due January 2028
DEBT
Original Borrowing Amount		$ 17,600,000
Carrying Value		$ 17,470,000
Interest Rate		2.70%
Term Loan 2017 Due October 2029
DEBT
Original Borrowing Amount		$ 35,198,000
Carrying Value		$ 35,124,000
Interest Rate		2.63%
Term Loan 2017 Due July 2029
DEBT
Original Borrowing Amount		$ 17,211,000
Carrying Value		$ 17,206,000
Interest Rate		2.75%