SEGMENT REPORTING - Revenue Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	$ 4,212,091	$ 1,764,046	$ 1,765,438
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	(25,095)	(33,730)	(69,715)
Total segment revenue	$ 2,288,876	1,753,729	1,433,126
Black Creek Acquisition
Revenue adjustment
Performance income realized, percentage	100.00%
Performance income realized, unconsolidated basis, percentage	50.00%
Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	$ 4,212,091	1,764,046	1,765,438
Operating segment
Revenue adjustment
Acquisition related incentive fees	(47,873)	0	0
Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Performance (income) loss—unrealized	(1,744,056)	7,554	(303,142)
Total segment revenue	2,288,876	1,753,729	1,433,126
Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Acquisition related incentive fees	(47,873)	0	0
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	(120,896)	(4,044)	(44,320)
Total segment revenue	(1,923,215)	(10,317)	(332,312)
Reconciling items | Non-Controlling interest | Subsidiaries
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	(30,423)	(10,314)	(3,138)
Reconciling items | Performance income reclass
Revenue adjustment
Performance income (loss) reclass	1,434	(3,726)	740
OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	8,478	0	0
Management fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	1,611,047
Management fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	1,611,047	1,150,608	979,417
Management fees | Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	1,635,277	1,186,565	1,012,530
Management fees | OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	0	0	0
Management fees | Consolidated Funds | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	44,896	45,268	34,920
Incentive fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	332,876
Incentive fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	332,876	37,902	69,197
Incentive fees | Consolidated Funds | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	5,458	141	13,851
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	95,184
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	95,184	41,376	38,397
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(49,223)	(36,512)	(31,629)
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Consolidated Funds | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	4,483	15,824	12,641
Principal investment income
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	99,433
Principal investment income | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	99,433	28,552	56,555
Principal investment income | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	$ (99,433)	$ (28,552)	$ (56,555)