EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE INTEREST - Common Stock Offering (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	294,167,505		294,167,505		290,450,548
Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	100.00%		100.00%		100.00%
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P.
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	118,275,157		118,275,157		118,609,332
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	40.21%		40.21%		40.84%
Daily Average Ownership	40.26%	41.50%	40.36%	41.74%
Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	175,892,348		175,892,348		171,841,216
Ares Operating Group | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	59.79%		59.79%		59.16%
Daily Average Ownership	59.74%	58.50%	59.64%	58.26%