EARNINGS PER SHARE - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Restricted units
Earnings per common unit
Antidilutive securities excluded from calculation of earnings per common unit (in shares)	2,071	0	132
AOG Units \| Ares Operating Group
Earnings per common unit
Antidilutive securities excluded from calculation of earnings per common unit (in shares)	118,804,252	0	116,226,798

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1

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