Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 288,329	$ 135,802
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities	59,736	268,526
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities	19,038	90,140
Net cash used in operating activities	(1,680,084)	(1,723,214)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements, net	(12,073)	(14,437)
Net cash used in investing activities	(12,073)	(14,437)
Allocable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds:
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,750,668	1,733,002
Effect of exchange rate changes	(16,555)	7,912
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	41,956	3,263
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	110,247	118,929
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	152,203	122,192
Ares Management L.P
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock	206,705	105,333
Proceeds from credit facility	265,000	410,000
Proceeds from term notes	0	44,050
Repayments of credit facility	(500,000)	(515,000)
Repayments of term loans	0	(206,089)
Dividends and distributions	(238,301)	(247,189)
Series A Preferred Stock dividends and distributions	(16,275)	(16,275)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	(10,449)	0
Stock option exercises	83,090	950
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(32,022)	(17,376)
Other financing activities	(3,240)	1,681
Allocable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds:
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	110,247
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	152,203
Consolidated Funds
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities	(1,826,610)	(2,181,999)
Cash flows due to changes in operating assets and liabilities	(220,577)	(35,683)
Allocable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds:
Contributions from non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	164,890	70,990
Distributions to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	(65,575)	(46,795)
Borrowings under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds	2,482,341	3,135,421
Repayments under loan obligations by Consolidated Funds	(585,496)	$ (986,699)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	384,644
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 575,621