COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Unfunded capital commitments	$ 303.9	$ 267.6
Performance Income
Performance Income
Performance income subject to potential clawback provision	405.6	469.0
Performance income subject to potential claw back provision that are reimbursable by professionals	301.2	351.9
Performance income subject to potential claw back provision, repayment obligation	$ 0.4	$ 0.4

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Represents performance fees subject to potential claw back provision.

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Performance Fees Subject To Claw Back Provision, Repayment Obligation

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Performance fees subject to potential claw back provision that are reimbursable by professionals.

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The amount of unfunded commitments, including those related to investments of capital in business combinations and financial instruments, as of the balance sheet date.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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