INVESTMENTS - Investments of the Consolidated Funds (Details) - Consolidated Funds - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 13,126,152	$ 13,204,633
Fixed income investments:
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 10,647,024	$ 11,080,865
Percentage of total investments	81.10%	84.00%
Fixed income investments: \| Bonds
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 563,275	$ 786,961
Percentage of total investments	4.30%	6.00%
Fixed income investments: \| Loans
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 9,516,748	$ 9,280,522
Percentage of total investments	72.50%	70.30%
Fixed income investments: \| Investments held in trust account
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 484,901	$ 1,013,382
Percentage of total investments	3.70%	7.70%
Fixed income investments: \| Collateralized loan obligations
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 82,100	$ 0
Percentage of total investments	0.60%	0.00%
Equity securities
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 933,296	$ 731,599
Percentage of total investments	7.10%	5.50%
Partnership interests
Investments
Total investments, at fair value	$ 1,545,832	$ 1,392,169
Percentage of total investments	11.80%	10.50%

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