Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Intangible assets, net	$ 768,318	$ 222,088
Total assets	21,605,164	15,168,992
Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities	205,075
Total liabilities	16,694,730	12,596,852
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (zero and 12,400,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)	0	298,761
Additional paid-in-capital	1,913,559	1,043,669
Retained earnings	(89,382)	(151,824)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(1,855)	483
Total stockholders' equity	1,825,227	1,193,685
Total equity	3,814,426	2,471,774	$ 1,858,598	$ 1,394,341
Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity	21,605,164	15,168,992
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	1,684	1,472
Non- voting Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	35	0
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	0	0
Class C Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	1,186	1,124
Consolidated Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,049,191	522,377
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value	1,000,285	0
Investments, at fair value	11,816,393	10,877,097
Due from affiliates	7,234	17,172
Receivable for securities sold	281,132	121,225
Other assets	39,430	35,502
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	103,258	46,824
Due to affiliates	0	0
Payable for securities purchased	1,118,456	514,946
CLO loan obligations, at fair value	10,657,661	9,958,076
Fund borrowings	127,771	121,909
Redeemable interest	1,000,000	0
Non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	591,452	539,720
Ares Operating Group
Liabilities
Redeemable interest	96,008	100,366	$ 99,804
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	1,397,747	738,369
Ares Management L.P
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	343,655	539,812
Investments (includes accrued carried interest of $2,998,421 and $1,145,853 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)	3,684,264	1,682,759
Due from affiliates	670,383	405,887
Other assets	1,122,727	590,332
Intangible assets, net	1,422,818	222,087
Right-of-use operating lease assets	167,652	154,742
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	279,673	115,289
Accrued compensation	310,222	121,927
Due to affiliates	198,553	100,186
Performance related compensation payable	2,190,352	794,461
Debt obligations	1,503,709	642,998
Operating lease liabilities	205,075	180,236
Stockholders' Equity
Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (zero and 12,400,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively)		298,761
Additional paid-in-capital	1,913,559	1,043,669
Retained earnings	(89,382)	(151,824)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(1,855)	483
Total stockholders' equity	1,825,227	1,193,685
Ares Management L.P | Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	1,684	1,472
Ares Management L.P | Non- voting Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	35
Ares Management L.P | Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	0	0
Ares Management L.P | Class C Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	$ 1,186	$ 1,124