Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 4,212,091	$ 1,764,046	$ 1,765,438
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	1,162,633
Performance related compensation	1,740,786
General, administrative and other expenses	444,178
Total expenses	3,410,083	1,450,486	1,462,797
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	19,102
Interest and dividend income	9,865
Interest expense	(36,760)
Other income (expense), net	14,402
Total other income (expense)	263,682	65,918	122,539
Income before taxes	1,065,690	379,478	425,180
Income tax expense	147,385	54,993	52,376
Net income	918,305	324,485	372,804
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation	408,837	152,142	148,884
Less: Series A Preferred Stock dividends paid	10,850	21,700	21,700
Less: Series A Preferred Stock redemption premium	11,239	0	0
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders	$ 386,748	$ 130,442	$ 127,184
Class A Common Stock
Net income per share of Class A and non-voting common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.24	$ 0.89	$ 1.11
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.15	$ 0.87	$ 1.06
Weighted-average shares of Class A and non-voting common stock:
Basic (in shares)	163,703,626	135,065,436	107,914,953
Diluted (in shares)	180,112,271	149,508,498	119,877,429
Consolidated Funds
Expenses
Expenses of Consolidated Funds	$ 62,486	$ 20,119	$ 42,045
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	77,303	(96,864)	15,136
Interest expense	(258,048)	(286,316)	(277,745)
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	437,818	463,652	395,599
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	120,369	28,085	39,704
Ares Operating Group
Other income (expense)
Net income	797,936	296,400	333,100
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	390,440	145,234	184,216
Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable interest in Ares Operating Group entities	(1,341)	(976)	0
Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	4,212,091	1,764,046	1,765,438
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	1,162,633	767,252	653,352
Performance related compensation	1,740,786	404,116	497,181
General, administrative and other expenses	444,178	258,999	270,219
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	19,102	(9,008)	9,554
Interest and dividend income	9,865	8,071	7,506
Interest expense	(36,760)	(24,908)	(19,671)
Other income (expense), net	14,402	11,291	(7,840)
Income tax expense	147,297	54,875	52,906
Management fees
Revenues
Total revenues	1,611,047
Management fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	1,611,047	1,150,608	979,417
Carried interest allocation
Revenues
Total revenues	2,073,551
Carried interest allocation | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	2,073,551	505,608	621,872
Incentive fees
Revenues
Total revenues	332,876
Incentive fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	332,876	37,902	69,197
Principal investment income
Revenues
Total revenues	99,433
Principal investment income | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	99,433	28,552	56,555
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenues
Total revenues	95,184
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 95,184	$ 41,376	$ 38,397