CONSOLIDATION (Income Statement) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues
Administrative and other fees	$ 0
Total revenues	283,671	$ 335,460	$ 1,059,218	$ 841,010
Expenses
Total expenses	254,127	283,374	1,193,791	716,847
Other income (expense)
Total other income	58,880	73,339	147,489	75,294
Income before taxes	88,424	125,425	12,916	199,457
Income tax expense (benefit)	4,552	7,641	(28,459)	7,868
Net income	83,872	117,784	41,375	191,589
Net income attributable to Ares Management, L.P.	27,838	43,305	36,582	77,793
Less: Preferred equity distributions paid	5,425	6,751	16,275	6,751
Net income attributable to Ares Management, L.P. common unitholders	22,413	36,554	20,307	71,042
Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Administrative and other fees		0	0	0
Eliminations
Revenues
Management fees (includes ARCC Part I Fees of $24,036, $76,436 and $33,260, $90,884 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	(5,451)	(5,187)	(14,979)	(13,513)
Performance fees	(1,371)	(799)	(3,759)	74
Administrative and other fees	0
Total revenues	(6,822)	(5,986)	(18,738)	(13,439)
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	0
Performance fee compensation	0
General, administrative and other expenses	0
Transaction support expense			0
Total expenses	(6,823)	(5,980)	(17,724)	(16,320)
Other income (expense)
Investment income and net interest income (expense)	(225)	(1,006)	(2,154)	(3,224)
Other income (expense), net	0
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments	(10,515)	(6,982)	(21,109)	3,858
Total other income	(9,973)	(5,549)	(16,847)	6,125
Income before taxes	(9,972)	(5,555)	(17,861)	9,006
Income tax expense (benefit)	0
Net income	(9,972)	(5,555)	(17,861)	9,006
Less: Preferred equity distributions paid	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to Ares Management, L.P. common unitholders	0	0	0	0
Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Management fees (includes ARCC Part I Fees of $24,036, $76,436 and $33,260, $90,884 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	183,177	163,609	535,990	480,563
Performance fees	87,008	164,482	480,204	337,686
Administrative and other fees	13,486	7,369	43,024	22,761
Total revenues	283,671	335,460	1,059,218	841,010
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	129,347	111,916	384,905	335,249
Performance fee compensation	58,637	123,173	361,044	253,739
General, administrative and other expenses	47,104	38,197	145,193	116,845
Transaction support expense	0	0	275,177	0
Other income (expense)
Investment income and net interest income (expense)	(1,831)	(1,681)	(6,218)	(47)
Other income (expense), net	(2,492)	23,042	16,826	33,956
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments	7,209	19,358	39,943	21,349
Interest expense	5,343	4,136	15,576	13,819
Ares Management L.P | Affiliated entity | ARCC
Revenues
Management fees (includes ARCC Part I Fees of $24,036, $76,436 and $33,260, $90,884 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	24,036	33,260	76,436	90,884
Ares Management L.P | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Management fees (includes ARCC Part I Fees of $24,036, $76,436 and $33,260, $90,884 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	188,628	168,796	550,969	494,076
Performance fees	88,379	165,281	483,963	337,612
Administrative and other fees	13,486	7,369	43,024	22,761
Total revenues	290,493	341,446	1,077,956	854,449
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	129,347	111,916	384,905	335,249
Performance fee compensation	58,637	123,173	361,044	253,739
General, administrative and other expenses	47,104	38,197	145,193	116,845
Transaction support expense			275,177
Total expenses	235,088	273,286	1,166,319	705,833
Other income (expense)
Investment income and net interest income (expense)	(1,606)	(675)	(4,064)	3,177
Other income (expense), net	(2,492)	23,042	16,826	33,956
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments	17,724	26,340	61,052	17,491
Total other income	13,626	48,707	73,814	54,624
Income before taxes	69,031	116,867	(14,549)	203,240
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,354	6,944	(30,521)	8,587
Net income	65,677	109,923	15,972	194,653
Net income attributable to Ares Management, L.P.	27,838	43,305	36,582	77,793
Less: Preferred equity distributions paid	5,425	6,751	16,275	6,751
Net income attributable to Ares Management, L.P. common unitholders	22,413	36,554	20,307	71,042
Consolidated Funds
Expenses
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds	19,039	10,088	27,472	11,014
Other income (expense)
Investment income and net interest income (expense)	20,054	8,737	41,675	25,759
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments	35,940	23,883	55,263	(5,723)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs	18,195	7,861	25,403	(3,064)
Interest expense	28,127	26,413	86,324	67,469
Consolidated Funds | Reportable legal entity
Expenses
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds	25,862	16,068	45,196	27,334
Total expenses	25,862	16,068	45,196	27,334
Other income (expense)
Investment income and net interest income (expense)	7,169	6,525	11,072	20,133
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments	48,058	23,656	79,450	(5,588)
Total other income	55,227	30,181	90,522	14,545
Income before taxes	29,365	14,113	45,326	(12,789)
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,198	697	2,062	(719)
Net income	28,167	13,416	43,264	(12,070)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs	28,167	13,416	43,264	(12,070)
Consolidated Funds | Eliminations
Expenses
Expenses of the Consolidated Funds	(6,823)	(5,980)	(17,724)	(16,320)
Total expenses	(6,823)	(5,980)	(17,724)	(16,320)
Other income (expense)
Investment income and net interest income (expense)	12,885	2,212	30,603	5,626
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments	(12,118)	227	(24,187)	(135)
Total other income	(9,973)	(5,549)	(16,847)	6,125
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs	(9,972)	(5,555)	(17,861)	9,006
AOG
Other income (expense)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs	37,839	66,511	(20,610)	116,404
Less: Net income attributable to redeemable interests in Ares Operating Group entities	0	107	0	456
AOG | Reportable legal entity
Other income (expense)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs	37,839	66,511	$ (20,610)	116,404
Less: Net income attributable to redeemable interests in Ares Operating Group entities		$ 107		456
AOG | Eliminations
Other income (expense)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests related to consolidated VIEs	$ 0
Less: Net income attributable to redeemable interests in Ares Operating Group entities				$ 0