Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (42,497)	$ 73,801
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(92,537)	23,103
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities	(144,249)	(76,356)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(304,160)	69,025
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	(21,194)	(5,273)
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,194)	(5,273)
Allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Net cash provided by financing activities	108,063	85,972
Ares Management L.P
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit facility	165,000	147,000
Proceeds from term notes	70,009	0
Repayments of credit facility	(30,000)	(257,000)
Proceeds from the issuance of preferred equity, net of issuance costs	0	298,971
Distributions	(102,315)	(82,462)
Preferred equity distributions	(10,850)	0
Net settlement of vested common units	(13,471)	0
Stock option exercise	1,036	0
Excess tax benefit related to stock option exercise	81	0
Other financing activities	1,583	(569)
Allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Effect of exchange rate changes	11,686	(6,619)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(205,605)	143,105
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	342,861	121,483
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	137,256	264,588
Consolidated Funds
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(61,985)	58,401
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities	37,108	(9,924)
Allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Contributions from non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	47,265	48,122
Distributions to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	(46,876)	(23,228)
Borrowings under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds	1,314,026	750
Repayments under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds	(1,287,425)	$ (45,612)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	455,280
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 424,652