Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Partners' Capital Ares Management L.P	Partners' Capital Preferred Partner	Preferred Class A	Class A common stock	Common Stock Class A common stock	Additional Paid-in-Capital Class A common stock	Retained Earnings Class A common stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Ares Management L.P	Non-Controlling interest	Non-Controlling interest AOG	Non-Controlling interest AOG Non-Controlling interest	Non-Controlling interest Consolidated Funds
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 1,377,262	$ 301,790	$ 298,761						$ (8,939)			$ 447,615		$ 338,035
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits	(22,176)	(11,979)										(10,197)
Contributions	195,403	1,036										4,213		190,154
Dividends/Distributions	(345,222)	(92,587)	(21,700)									(169,069)		(61,866)
Net income	172,911	54,478	21,700									35,915		60,818
Currency translation adjustment	13,927								4,731			7,849		1,347
Equity compensation	68,187	26,327										41,860		0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	1,460,292	279,065	298,761						(4,208)	$ (4,208)		358,186		528,488
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Adoption of ASU	0
As adjusted balance at January 1, 2018	1,437,681	268,238	298,761						(4,208)				$ 341,069	533,821
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits	(1,211)	(26,712)					$ 9,140					16,361
Consolidation of a new fund	42,942													42,942
Contributions	180,420	106,283										3,128		71,009
Dividends/Distributions	(494,056)	(104,501)	(16,275)	$ (5,425)				$ (30,348)				(177,797)		(159,710)
Net income	152,139	34,308	16,275	5,425				1,012				74,607		20,512
Currency translation adjustment	(11,988)								(3,114)			(3,937)		(4,937)
Equity compensation	88,414	36,245					2,820					49,349
Reclassifications resulting from conversion to a corporation	0	(315,063)	(298,761)	298,761		$ 1,016	314,047
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	1,394,341	0	0	298,761		1,016	326,007	(29,336)	(8,524)			302,780		503,637
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Relinquished with deconsolidation of funds	(55)													(55)
Changes in ownership interests and related tax benefits	(28,613)					22	(133,976)					105,341
Repurchases of Class A common stock	(10,449)				$ (10,400)	(4)	(10,445)
Contributions	381,432					70	206,635					1,876		172,851
Dividends/Distributions	(441,649)			(21,700)				(148,668)			$ (96,282)	(174,999)
Net income	372,804			21,700				127,184				184,216		39,704
Currency translation adjustment	3,322								2,477			2,680		(1,835)
Equity compensation	96,954						46,560					50,394
Stock option exercises	90,511					48	90,463
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 1,858,598	$ 0	$ 0	$ 298,761		$ 1,152	$ 525,244	$ (50,820)	$ (6,047)			$ 472,288		$ 618,020