EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE INTEREST - Common Stock Offering (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	301,802,364		294,613,235
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)	120,638,398		117,231,288
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	39.97%		39.79%
Daily Average Ownership	39.86%	40.49%
Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	181,163,966		177,381,947
Ares Operating Group | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	60.03%		60.21%
Daily Average Ownership	60.14%	59.51%