SEGMENT REPORTING - Revenue Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	$ 801,290	$ 948,719	$ 2,117,719	$ 2,901,926
Total segment revenue	603,101	509,142	1,768,451	1,428,143
Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	801,290	948,719	2,117,719	2,901,926
Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Performance income—unrealized	(170,654)	(415,317)	(280,037)	(1,381,697)
Total segment revenue	603,101	509,142	1,768,451	1,428,143
Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	(9,438)	(20,719)	(37,421)	(96,448)
Total segment revenue	(198,189)	(439,577)	(349,268)	(1,473,783)
Reconciling items | Non-Controlling interest | Subsidiaries
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	(7,801)	(6,927)	(30,362)	(16,795)
Reconciling items | Performance income reclass
Revenue adjustment
Performance income reclass	0	680	(14)	1,285
OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(7,681)	(3,446)	(19,974)	(3,446)
Management fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	548,458	448,262	1,546,350	1,135,821
Management fees | Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	551,768	453,950	1,559,570	1,154,248
Management fees | OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	0	0	0	0
Management fees | Consolidated Funds  | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	11,682	11,051	34,523	33,416
Incentive fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	8,882	696	29,979	19,420
Incentive fees | Consolidated Funds  | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	0	0	34	1,528
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	40,182	24,860	108,090	49,501
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(16,099)	(15,632)	(50,947)	(34,754)
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Consolidated Funds  | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	3,946	4,264	13,030	13,157
Principal investment income
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	11,582	14,250	15,521	86,477
Principal investment income | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	$ (11,582)	$ (14,250)	$ (15,521)	$ (86,477)