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FAIR VALUE (Valuation Techniques) (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Ares Management L.P    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 326,645 $ 278,059
Liabilities, at fair value (4,229) (2,639)
Ares Management L.P | Level III    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 287,753 239,927
Liabilities, at fair value 0 0
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Partnership interests | Other Valuation Technique    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 44,769 44,769
Ares Management L.P | Level III | Fixed income-collateralized loan obligations | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 242,984 195,158
Consolidated Funds    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 5,479,970 5,584,208
Liabilities, at fair value (4,938,012) (4,963,656)
Consolidated Funds | Level III    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 654,719 664,164
Liabilities, at fair value (748) (462)
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Derivatives liabilities of Consolidated Funds | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Liabilities, at fair value 748 (462)
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Partnership interests | Discounted cash flow    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 252,700 $ 232,332
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate   19.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Partnership interests | Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate   19.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 60 $ 126
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Enterprise value market multiple analysis    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 61,065 $ 63,155
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 3.0 2.7
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Enterprise value market multiple analysis | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple 2.97 2.7
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies)    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 61,216 $ 61,215
Unobservable Input    
Illiquidity discount (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies) | Minimum    
Unobservable Input    
Net income multiple 24.2 27.0
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies) | Maximum    
Unobservable Input    
Net income multiple 35.8 36.2
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Market approach (comparable companies) | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Net income multiple 32.7 33.7
Illiquidity discount (as a percent) 25.00% 25.00%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Discounted cash flow    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate 17.00%  
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Discounted cash flow | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Discount rate 17.00%  
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Equity securities | Transaction price    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 38,081 $ 38,081
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value 192,660 222,413
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Market approach (comparable companies)    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value   233
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Income approach, Yield    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 48,103 $ 45,243
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Income approach, Yield | Minimum    
Unobservable Input    
Yield 7.60% 10.80%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Income approach, Yield | Maximum    
Unobservable Input    
Yield 14.90% 22.50%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Income approach, Yield | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
Yield 11.10% 12.10%
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Market approach    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple   6.5
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Fixed Income | Market approach | Weighted Average    
Unobservable Input    
EBITDA multiple   6.5
Consolidated Funds | Level III | Derivative Financial Instruments | Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services    
FAIR VALUE    
Assets, at fair value $ 834 $ 1,366