Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 489,866	$ 466,490	$ 1,106,033	$ 1,328,509
Expenses
Total expenses	392,580	395,701	958,106	1,100,509
Other income (expense)
Total other income (expense)	62,355	32,787	(43,602)	95,919
Income before taxes	159,641	103,576	104,325	323,919
Income tax expense	18,314	11,701	22,119	35,590
Net income	141,327	91,875	82,206	288,329
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation	47,545	33,331	72,880	110,419
Less: Series A Preferred Stock dividends paid	5,425	5,425	16,275	16,275
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A common stockholders	$ 42,120	$ 27,906	$ 56,605	$ 94,144
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock:
Basic (in shares)				105,546,219
Class A common stock
Net income per share of Class A common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.24	$ 0.37	$ 0.84
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.23	$ 0.37	$ 0.81
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock:
Basic (in shares)	143,466,209	108,481,929	131,866,471
Diluted (in shares)	158,122,563	121,890,022	131,866,471	116,418,136
Consolidated Funds
Expenses
Expenses of Consolidated Funds	$ 6,019	$ 10,884	$ 16,706	$ 30,865
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	17,971	(992)	(153,268)	3,256
Interest expense	(66,322)	(71,134)	(222,860)	(204,051)
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	116,581	107,922	346,120	303,312
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	42,627	15,908	(38,593)	41,878
AOG
Other income (expense)
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities	(1,007)	0	(1,007)	0
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	52,162	42,636	48,926	136,032
Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	489,866	466,490	1,106,033	1,328,509
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	194,267	166,216	559,482	485,232
Performance related compensation	122,356	139,216	191,565	388,424
General, administrative and other expenses	69,938	79,385	190,353	195,988
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	(2,607)	1,522	(10,351)	5,519
Interest and dividend income	1,344	2,030	5,112	5,526
Interest expense	(6,815)	(4,691)	(18,203)	(16,073)
Other income (expense), net	2,203	(1,870)	9,848	(1,570)
Management fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	292,434	251,591	823,150	714,096
Carried interest allocation
Revenues
Total revenues			241,380
Carried interest allocation | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	168,978	186,803	241,380	503,808
Incentive fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	7,194	1,712	4,276	28,747
Principal investment income | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	11,408	11,389	8,330	45,992
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenues
Total revenues	0	0	0
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 9,852	$ 14,995	$ 28,897	$ 35,866