FAIR VALUE - Valuation Techniques (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Consolidated Funds
Assets
Equity securities	$ 340,272	$ 227,031
Partnership interests	708,307	239,624
Collateralized loan obligations	10,657,661	9,958,076
Other fixed income	11,768,099	10,410,442
Total assets, at fair value	12,816,678	10,878,201
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	(20,927)
Total liabilities, at fair value	(10,678,588)	(9,958,120)
Consolidated Funds \| Level III
Assets
Equity securities	339,183	221,043
Partnership interests	238,673	231,857
Collateralized loan obligations	0	0
Other fixed income	742,952	542,306
Total assets, at fair value	1,320,808	996,310
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	(3,105)	(44)
Total liabilities, at fair value	(3,105)	$ (44)
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Discount Rates
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Partnership interest		0.238
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Discount Rates \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Partnership interest		0.238
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Illiquidity discount
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities		0.250
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Illiquidity discount \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities		0.250
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Transaction price
Assets
Equity securities	74,041	$ 188,044
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Discounted Cash Flow
Assets
Equity securities	123,685
Partnership interests	$ 238,673	231,857
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Discounted Cash Flow \| Discount Rates
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	20
Partnership interest	0.234
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Discounted Cash Flow \| Discount Rates \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	20
Partnership interest	0.234
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach
Assets
Equity securities		438
Other fixed income		$ 6,605
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| Multiple of Book Value
Assets
Equity securities	$ 140,185
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| Multiple of Book Value \| Minimum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	1.0
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| Multiple of Book Value \| Maximum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	1.2
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| Multiple of Book Value \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	1.1
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| EBITDA multiple
Assets
Equity securities	$ 1,261
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| EBITDA multiple \| Minimum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	1.0	2.9
Fixed income securities		6.5
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| EBITDA multiple \| Maximum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	64.4	19.5
Fixed income securities		7.8
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Market Approach \| EBITDA multiple \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	17.5	13.4
Fixed income securities		6.9
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Other
Assets
Equity securities		$ 32,528
Other fixed income		$ 28,320
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Other \| Net income multiple
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities		30.0
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Other \| Net income multiple \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities		30.0
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
Assets
Equity securities	$ 11	$ 33
Other fixed income	614,754	384,419
Derivative instruments		1,104
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	(3,105)
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Income approach
Assets
Other fixed income	$ 128,198	$ 122,962
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Income approach \| Yield \| Minimum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Fixed income securities	0.035	0.027
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Income approach \| Yield \| Maximum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Fixed income securities	0.162	0.481
Consolidated Funds \| Level III \| Income approach \| Yield \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Fixed income securities	0.067	0.079
Ares Management L.P
Assets
Equity securities	$ 110,389	$ 89,419
Partnership interests	8,591	3,784
Total assets, at fair value	177,059	147,992
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	(57,435)
Derivative instruments		(1,565)
Total liabilities, at fair value	(57,763)	(1,565)
Ares Management L.P \| Level III
Assets
Equity securities	108,949	88,412
Partnership interests	2,575	2,575
Total assets, at fair value	163,921	144,336
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	(57,435)
Derivative instruments		0
Total liabilities, at fair value	(57,435)	0
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Transaction price
Assets
Equity securities	14,610	14,704
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Discounted Cash Flow
Assets
Equity securities	$ 50,690	$ 32,905
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Discounted Cash Flow \| Discount Rates \| Minimum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	0.140	0.140
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Discounted Cash Flow \| Discount Rates \| Maximum
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	0.200	0.200
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Discounted Cash Flow \| Discount Rates \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	0.143
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Market Approach
Assets
Equity securities	$ 43,649	$ 40,803
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Market Approach \| Multiple of Book Value
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	1.4	1.6
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Market Approach \| Multiple of Book Value \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Equity securities	1.4
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Other
Assets
Partnership interests	$ 2,575	$ 2,575
Other fixed income	21,582	21,583
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	(47,873)
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Broker quotes and/or 3rd party pricing services
Assets
Collateralized loan obligations	30,815	$ 31,766
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Monte Carlo simulation
Liabilities
Contingent consideration	$ (9,562)
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Monte Carlo simulation \| Discount Rates
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Contingent consideration	8.5
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Monte Carlo simulation \| Discount Rates \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Contingent consideration	0.085
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Monte Carlo simulation \| Volatility
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Contingent consideration	0.18
Ares Management L.P \| Level III \| Monte Carlo simulation \| Volatility \| Weighted Average
Significant Unobservable Input(s)
Contingent consideration	0.18

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