EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE INTEREST - Common Stock Offering (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	313,169,171	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)	109,806,689	117,024,758
Ares Owners Holdings, L.P. | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	35.06%	38.05%
Daily Average Ownership	36.39%	39.17%	40.24%
Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
AOG units (in shares)	203,362,482	190,559,818
Ares Operating Group | Ares Operating Group
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Direct Ownership Interest	64.94%	61.95%
Daily Average Ownership	63.61%	60.83%	59.76%