SEGMENT REPORTING - Schedule of Segment Revenue Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	$ 3,631,884	$ 3,055,443	$ 4,212,091
Total segment revenue	3,236,285	2,880,007	$ 2,288,876
Black Creek Acquisition
Revenue adjustment
Incentive fees, percent recognized			100.00%
Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	3,631,884	3,055,443	$ 4,212,091
Ares Management L.P | Black Creek Acquisition
Revenue adjustment
Incentive fees, percent recognized			50.00%
Operating segment
Revenue adjustment
Acquisition-related incentive fees	0	0	$ (47,873)
Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Performance income—unrealized	(305,370)	(107,153)	(1,744,056)
Total segment revenue	3,236,285	2,880,007	2,288,876
Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	(395,599)	(175,436)	(1,923,215)
Acquisition-related incentive fees	0	0	(47,873)
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	(155,632)	(48,223)	(120,896)
Reconciling items | Non-Controlling interest | Subsidiaries
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	(35,923)	(37,103)	(28,989)
OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(23,685)	(24,354)	(8,478)
Management fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	2,551,150	2,136,433	1,611,047
Management fees | Operating segment | Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	2,571,513	2,152,528	1,635,277
Management fees | OMG
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	0	0	0
Management fees | Consolidated Funds  | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	48,201	46,324	44,896
Carried interest
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	618,579	458,012	2,073,551
Carried interest | Consolidated Funds  | Eliminations
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	13,672	11,529	5,458
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	149,012	147,532	95,184
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(63,144)	(69,414)	(49,223)
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Consolidated Funds  | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	7,166	17,013	4,483
Principal investment income
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	36,516	12,279	99,433
Principal investment income | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	$ (36,516)	$ (12,278)	$ (99,433)