EQUITY (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock by Class

The following table presents the changes in each class of common stock:

	Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Class C Common Stock	Total
Balance - January 1, 2020	115,242,028	1,000	1	115,243,029
Issuance of stock	12,130,540	—	115,199,620	127,330,160
Exchanges of AOG Units (1)	1,777,639	—	(401,217)	1,376,422
Stock option exercises, net of shares withheld for tax	3,599,504	—	—	3,599,504
Vesting of restricted stock awards, net of shares withheld for tax	2,586,232	—	—	2,586,232
Balance Outstanding - June 30, 2020	135,335,943	1,000	114,798,404	250,135,347

(1) Effective March 30, 2020, Class C common stock activity represents redemptions to correspond with exchanges of AOG Units.

Schedule of Ownership Interests

The following table presents each partner's AOG Units and corresponding ownership interest in each of the Ares Operating Group entities, as well as its daily average ownership of AOG Units in each of the Ares Operating Group entities:

							Daily Average Ownership
	As of June 30, 2020			As of December 31, 2019				Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	AOG Units	Direct Ownership Interest		AOG Units	Direct Ownership Interest			2020		2019		2020		2019
Ares Management Corporation	135,335,943	54.11	%	115,242,028	49.70	%		53.73	%	47.38	%	52.13	%	47.09	%
Ares Owners Holding L.P.	114,798,404	45.89		116,641,833	50.30			46.27		52.62		47.87		52.91
Total	250,134,347	100.00	%	231,883,861	100.00	%