CONSOLIDATION - Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 3,631,884	$ 3,055,443	$ 4,212,091
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	1,486,698	1,498,590	1,162,633
Performance related compensation	607,522	518,829	1,740,786
General, administrative and other expenses	660,146	695,256	444,178
Expenses of Consolidated Funds	43,492	36,410	62,486
Total expenses	2,797,858	2,749,085	3,410,083
Other income (expense)
Total other income, net	499,037	204,448	263,682
Income before taxes	1,333,063	510,806	1,065,690
Income tax expense	172,971	71,891	147,385
Net income	1,160,092	438,915	918,305
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	274,296	119,333	120,369
Net income	885,796	319,582	797,936
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable interest	226	(851)	(1,341)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	411,244	152,892	390,440
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation	474,326	167,541	408,837
Less: Series A Preferred Stock dividends paid	0	0	10,850
Less: Series A Preferred Stock redemption premium	0	0	11,239
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders	474,326	167,541	386,748
Eliminations
Revenues
Total revenues	(188,155)	(110,809)	(76,300)
Expenses
Compensation and benefits			0
Performance related compensation			0
General, administrative and other expenses	(433)	(255)	0
Expenses of Consolidated Funds	(49,675)	(50,578)	(50,538)
Total expenses	(50,108)	(50,833)	(50,538)
Other income (expense)
Total other income, net	16,485	16,484	2,868
Income before taxes	(121,562)	(43,492)	(22,894)
Income tax expense			0
Net income	(121,562)	(43,492)	(22,894)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	(121,562)	(43,492)	(22,894)
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders	0		0
Consolidated Funds
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments	262,700	73,386	77,303
Interest expense	(754,600)	(411,361)	(258,048)
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	995,545	586,529	437,818
Consolidated Funds  | Reportable legal entity
Other income (expense)
Net income			143,263
Consolidated Funds  | Eliminations
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments	22,898	(13,901)	(14,087)
Interest expense	3,003	13,526	14,107
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	(15,104)	(1,215)	678
Ares Operating Group
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments	77,573	4,732	19,102
Interest and dividend income	19,276	9,399	9,865
Interest expense	(106,276)	(71,356)	(36,760)
Other income, net	4,819	13,119	14,402
Ares Operating Group | Eliminations
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments	1,158	32,656	7,182
Interest and dividend income	(10,574)	(15,797)	(4,334)
Other income, net	15,104	1,215	(678)
Consolidated Company Entities
Revenues
Total revenues	3,631,884	3,055,443	4,212,091
Other income (expense)
Income tax expense	169,148	71,560	147,297
Consolidated Company Entities  | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Total revenues	3,820,039	3,166,252	4,288,391
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	1,486,698	1,498,590	1,162,633
Performance related compensation	607,522	518,829	1,740,786
General, administrative and other expenses	660,579	695,511	444,178
Total expenses	2,754,799	2,712,930	3,347,597
Other income (expense)
Total other income, net	(10,296)	(62,180)	4,439
Income before taxes	1,054,944	391,142	945,233
Income tax expense	169,148	71,560	147,297
Net income	885,796	319,582	797,936
Net income	885,796	319,582	797,936
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable interest	226	(851)	(1,341)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	411,244	152,892	390,440
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation			408,837
Less: Series A Preferred Stock dividends paid			10,850
Less: Series A Preferred Stock redemption premium			11,239
Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation Class A and non-voting common stockholders	474,326	167,541	386,748
Consolidated Company Entities  | Ares Operating Group | Reportable legal entity
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments	76,415	(27,924)	11,920
Interest and dividend income	29,850	25,196	14,199
Interest expense	(106,276)	(71,356)	(36,760)
Other income, net	(10,285)	11,904	15,080
Consolidated Entity, Excluding VIE | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Total revenues	0	0	0
Expenses
Expenses of Consolidated Funds	93,167	86,988	113,024
Total expenses	93,167	86,988	113,024
Other income (expense)
Total other income, net	492,848	250,144	256,375
Income before taxes	399,681	163,156	143,351
Income tax expense	3,823	331	88
Net income	395,858	162,825	143,263
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds	395,858	162,825	143,263
Consolidated Entity, Excluding VIE | Consolidated Funds  | Reportable legal entity
Other income (expense)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments	239,802	87,287	91,390
Interest expense	(757,603)	(424,887)	(272,155)
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	1,010,649	587,744	437,140
Management fees
Revenues
Total revenues	2,551,150	2,136,433	1,611,047
Management fees | Eliminations
Revenues
Total revenues	(48,201)	(46,324)	(44,896)
Management fees | Consolidated Company Entities  | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Total revenues	2,599,351	2,182,757	1,655,943
Carried interest allocation
Revenues
Total revenues	618,579	458,012	2,073,551
Carried interest allocation | Eliminations
Revenues
Total revenues	(12,571)	(7,549)	0
Carried interest allocation | Consolidated Company Entities  | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Total revenues	631,150	465,561	2,073,551
Incentive fees
Revenues
Total revenues	276,627	301,187	332,876
Incentive fees | Eliminations
Revenues
Total revenues	(1,101)	(3,980)	(5,458)
Incentive fees | Consolidated Company Entities  | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Total revenues	277,728	305,167	338,334
Principal investment income (loss)
Revenues
Total revenues	36,516	12,279	99,433
Principal investment income (loss) | Eliminations
Revenues
Total revenues	(119,116)	(35,943)	(21,463)
Principal investment income (loss) | Consolidated Company Entities  | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Total revenues	155,632	48,222	120,896
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenues
Total revenues	149,012	147,532	95,184
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Eliminations
Revenues
Total revenues	(7,166)	(17,013)	(4,483)
Administrative, transaction and other fees | Consolidated Company Entities  | Reportable legal entity
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 156,178	$ 164,545	$ 99,667