Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 41,375	$ 191,589
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided operating activities	(52,314)	24,989
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities	(78,593)	(30,485)
Net cash used in operating activities	(1,192,250)	(259,359)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	(27,926)	(8,167)
Net cash used in investing activities	(27,926)	(8,167)
Allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,051,647	489,702
Ares Management L.P
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit facility	245,000	147,000
Proceeds from term notes	70,009	0
Repayments of credit facility	(135,000)	(257,000)
Proceeds from the issuance of preferred equity, net of issuance costs	0	298,637
Distributions	(169,008)	(150,424)
Preferred equity distributions	(16,275)	(6,751)
Net settlement of vested common units	(13,910)	0
Stock option exercise	1,036	0
Excess tax benefit related to stock option exercise	81	0
Other financing activities	1,541	(701)
Allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Effect of exchange rate changes	12,105	(6,876)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(156,424)	215,300
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	342,861	121,483
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	186,437	336,783
Consolidated Funds
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided operating activities	(1,157,088)	(506,849)
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities	54,370	61,397
Allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds:
Contributions from non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	145,717	93,128
Distributions to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	(49,084)	(61,270)
Borrowings under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds	2,438,491	530,731
Repayments under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds	(1,466,951)	$ (103,648)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	455,280
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 799,609