INCOME TAXES (Provision for Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Provision for income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ (12,375)	$ (34,264)
Pro Forma
Provision for income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)		(27,875)
Ares Management L.P
Provision for income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)	(12,375)	(34,733)
Ares Management L.P \| Pro Forma
Provision for income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)		(28,344)
Consolidated Funds
Provision for income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 0	469
Consolidated Funds \| Pro Forma
Provision for income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)		$ 469

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (a),(b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65882285&loc=d3e32639-109319

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Income Tax Expense (or Benefit)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6515339

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