EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE INTEREST - Common Stock Offering (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	309,667,984		307,584,576
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)	115,120,213		117,024,758
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	37.18%		38.05%
Daily Average Ownership	37.68%	39.86%
Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	194,547,771		190,559,818
Ares Operating Group | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	62.82%		61.95%
Daily Average Ownership	62.32%	60.14%