Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Partners' Capital Preferred Partner	Ares Management L.P Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Ares Management L.P Non-Controlling interest	Ares Management L.P Partners' Capital	Consolidated Funds	Consolidated Funds Non-Controlling interest	Consolidated Funds Equity Appropriated for Consolidated Funds
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Cumulative effect of accounting change due to the adoption	$ (4,625,837)						$ (4,651,189)	$ 25,352
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	5,697,935	$ 0	$ (1,386)	$ 463,493	$ 285,025		4,988,729	(37,926)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Relinquished with deconsolidation of funds	1,652						1,652
Changes in ownership interests	(82)			(7,362)	7,280	$ 82
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) arising from allocation of contributions and Partners' capital	(832)			(97)	(735)
Contributions	88,652			85			88,567
Issuance of AOG Units in connection with acquisitions	25,468			25,468
Distributions	(302,508)			(145,763)	(70,999)	(998)	(85,746)
Net income (loss)	62,082			48,390	19,378		(21,775)	16,089
Currency translation adjustment	(8,602)		(3,233)	(5,221)				(148)
Equity compensation	30,478			18,890	11,588
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	968,406		(4,619)	397,883	251,537		320,238	3,367
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Cumulative effect of accounting change due to the adoption	(3,367)							(3,367)
Issuance of preferred equity	298,761	298,761
Changes in ownership interests	(881)			(2,327)	1,446	0
Reallocation of equity due to redemption of ownership interest	3,337			2,061	1,276
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) arising from allocation of contributions and Partners' capital	727			3	724
Contributions	132,932						132,932
Distributions	(330,649)	(12,176)		(132,961)	(67,041)	$ (661)	(118,471)
Net income (loss)	286,445	12,176		171,251	99,632		3,386
Currency translation adjustment	(15,707)		(4,320)	(11,337)			(50)
Equity compensation	37,258			23,042	14,216
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	1,377,262	298,761	(8,939)	447,615	301,790		338,035	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Changes in ownership interests	(15,656)			(10,286)	(5,370)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) arising from allocation of contributions and Partners' capital	(6,520)			89	(6,609)
Contributions	195,403			4,213	1,036		190,154
Distributions	(345,222)	(21,700)		(169,069)	(92,587)		(61,866)
Net income (loss)	172,911	21,700		35,915	54,478		60,818	0
Currency translation adjustment	13,927		4,731	7,849			1,347	0
Equity compensation	68,187			41,860	26,327
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 1,460,292	$ 298,761	$ (4,208)	$ 358,186	$ 279,065		$ 528,488	$ 0