SEGMENT REPORTING - Revenue Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	$ 601,430	$ 1,294,819	$ 1,316,429	$ 1,953,207
Total segment revenue	611,871	507,753	1,165,350	919,001
Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	601,430	1,294,819	1,316,429	1,953,207
Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Performance (income) loss—unrealized	24,149	(741,426)	(109,383)	(966,380)
Total segment revenue	611,871	507,753	1,165,350	919,001
Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Principal investment (income) loss, net of eliminations	(13,493)	(50,634)	(27,983)	(75,729)
Total segment revenue	10,441	(787,066)	(151,079)	(1,034,206)
Reconciling items | Non-Controlling interest | Subsidiaries
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	(11,982)	(5,159)	(22,561)	(9,868)
Reconciling items | Performance income reclass
Revenue adjustment
Performance income (loss) reclass	0	550	(14)	605
OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(6,417)	0	(12,293)	0
Management fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	520,560	367,286	997,892	687,559
Management fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	520,560		997,892
Management fees | Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	524,881	372,835	1,007,802	700,298
Management fees | OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Management fees | Consolidated Funds  | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	11,362	10,659	22,841	22,365
Incentive fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	4,675	15,904	21,097	18,724
Incentive fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	4,675		21,097
Incentive fees | Consolidated Funds  | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	0	3	34	1,528
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	33,278	11,981	67,908	24,641
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	33,278		67,908
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(15,373)	(9,314)	(34,848)	(19,122)
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Consolidated Funds  | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	4,315	4,748	9,084	8,893
Principal investment income (loss)
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(4,387)	47,127	3,939	72,227
Principal investment income (loss) | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(4,387)		3,939
Principal investment income (loss) | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Principal investment (income) loss, net of eliminations	$ 4,387	$ (47,127)	$ (3,939)	$ (72,227)