ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Ares Management, L.P. ("the Company"), a Delaware limited partnership, is a leading global alternative asset management firm that operates three distinct but complementary investment groups: the Credit Group, the Private Equity Group and the Real Estate Group. Information about segments should be read together with Note 18, “Segment Reporting.” Subsidiaries of the Company serve as the general partners and/or investment managers to various investment funds and managed accounts within each investment group (the “Ares Funds”), which are generally organized as pass‑through entities for income tax purposes. Such subsidiaries provide investment advisory services to the Ares Funds in exchange for management fees. Ares is managed and operated by its general partner, Ares Management GP LLC. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Ares” or the “Company” refer to Ares Management, L.P. together with its subsidiaries. The accompanying financial statements include the consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company is a holding company, and the Company’s sole assets are equity interests in Ares Holdings Inc. (“AHI”), Ares Offshore Holdings, Ltd., and Ares AI Holdings L.P. In this annual report, the following of the Company’s subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Ares Operating Group”: Ares Offshore Holdings L.P. (“Ares Offshore”), Ares Holdings L.P. (“Ares Holdings”), and Ares Investments L.P. (“Ares Investments”). The Company, indirectly through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is the general partner of each of the Ares Operating Group entities. The Company operates and controls all of the businesses and affairs of and conducts all of its material business activities through the Ares Operating Group. In addition, certain Ares-affiliated funds, related co-investment entities and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) (collectively, the “Consolidated Funds”) managed by Ares Management LLC (“AM LLC”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been consolidated in the accompanying financial statements for the periods presented as described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” Including the results of the Consolidated Funds significantly increases the reported amounts of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows in the accompanying consolidated financial statements; however, the Consolidated Funds results included herein have no direct effect on the net income attributable to controlling interests or on total controlling equity. Instead, economic ownership interests of the investors in the Consolidated Funds are reflected as non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds and as equity appropriated for Consolidated Funds in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Further, cash flows allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds are specifically identifiable in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Change in Company Structure In July 2016, the Company simplified its existing structure and Domestic Holdings was merged with and into AHI, Ares Domestic was merged with and into Ares Holdings, and Ares Real Estate was merged with and into Ares Investments. Ares Holdings, Ares Offshore, and Ares Investments are the surviving entities and are collectively referred to as the “Ares Operating Group.” As of December 31, 2017, the structure and ownership interests of the Company are reflected below: Non-Controlling Interests in Ares Operating Group Entities The non-controlling interests in the Ares Operating Group (“AOG”) entities represent a component of equity and net income attributable to the owners of the AOG Units that are not held directly or indirectly by the Company. These interests are adjusted for contributions to and distributions from AOG during the reporting period and are allocated income from the AOG entities based on their historical ownership percentage for the proportional number of days in the reporting period.

ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Ares Management, L.P. ("the Company"), a Delaware limited partnership, is a leading global alternative asset management firm that operates three distinct but complementary investment groups: the Credit Group, the Private Equity Group and the Real Estate Group. Information about segments should be read together with Note 18, “Segment Reporting.” Subsidiaries of the Company serve as the general partners and/or investment managers to various investment funds and managed accounts within each investment group (the “Ares Funds”), which are generally organized as pass‑through entities for income tax purposes. Such subsidiaries provide investment advisory services to the Ares Funds in exchange for management fees. Ares is managed and operated by its general partner, Ares Management GP LLC. Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “Ares” or the “Company” refer to Ares Management, L.P. together with its subsidiaries.

The accompanying financial statements include the consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company is a holding company, and the Company’s sole assets are equity interests in Ares Holdings Inc. (“AHI”), Ares Offshore Holdings, Ltd., and Ares AI Holdings L.P. In this annual report, the following of the Company’s subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Ares Operating Group”: Ares Offshore Holdings L.P. (“Ares Offshore”), Ares Holdings L.P. (“Ares Holdings”), and Ares Investments L.P. (“Ares Investments”). The Company, indirectly through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is the general partner of each of the Ares Operating Group entities. The Company operates and controls all of the businesses and affairs of and conducts all of its material business activities through the Ares Operating Group.

In addition, certain Ares-affiliated funds, related co-investment entities and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) (collectively, the “Consolidated Funds”) managed by Ares Management LLC (“AM LLC”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been consolidated in the accompanying financial statements for the periods presented as described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” Including the results of the Consolidated Funds significantly increases the reported amounts of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows in the accompanying consolidated financial statements; however, the Consolidated Funds results included herein have no direct effect on the net income attributable to controlling interests or on total controlling equity. Instead, economic ownership interests of the investors in the Consolidated Funds are reflected as non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds and as equity appropriated for Consolidated Funds in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Further, cash flows allocable to non-controlling interest in Consolidated Funds are specifically identifiable in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Change in Company Structure

In July 2016, the Company simplified its existing structure and Domestic Holdings was merged with and into AHI, Ares Domestic was merged with and into Ares Holdings, and Ares Real Estate was merged with and into Ares Investments. Ares Holdings, Ares Offshore, and Ares Investments are the surviving entities and are collectively referred to as the “Ares Operating Group.”

As of December 31, 2017, the structure and ownership interests of the Company are reflected below:

Non-Controlling Interests in Ares Operating Group Entities

The non-controlling interests in the Ares Operating Group (“AOG”) entities represent a component of equity and net income attributable to the owners of the AOG Units that are not held directly or indirectly by the Company. These interests are adjusted for contributions to and distributions from AOG during the reporting period and are allocated income from the AOG entities based on their historical ownership percentage for the proportional number of days in the reporting period.