EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE INTEREST - Common Stock Offering (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	293,415,994		290,450,548
Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	100.00%		100.00%
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P.
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	118,464,968		118,609,332
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	40.37%		40.84%
Daily Average Ownership	40.49%	42.94%
Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	174,951,026		171,841,216
Ares Operating Group | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	59.63%		59.16%
Daily Average Ownership	59.51%	57.06%