EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE INTEREST - Schedule of Stock by Class (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 shares
Ares Operating Group
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	313,170,171
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	10,774,554
Exchanges of common stocks (in shares)	0
Vesting of restricted unit awards, net of shares withheld for tax (in shares)	3,090,736
Ending balance (in shares)	327,035,461
Class A Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	199,872,571
Ending balance (in shares)	218,465,429
Class A Common Stock | Ares Operating Group
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	199,872,571
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	10,471,054
Exchanges of common stocks (in shares)	5,031,068
Vesting of restricted unit awards, net of shares withheld for tax (in shares)	3,090,736
Ending balance (in shares)	218,465,429
Non-voting Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	3,489,911
Ending balance (in shares)	3,489,911
Non-voting Common Stock | Ares Operating Group
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	3,489,911
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	0
Exchanges of common stocks (in shares)	0
Vesting of restricted unit awards, net of shares withheld for tax (in shares)	0
Ending balance (in shares)	3,489,911
Class B Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	1,000
Ending balance (in shares)	1,000
Class B Common Stock | Ares Operating Group
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	1,000
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	0
Exchanges of common stocks (in shares)	0
Vesting of restricted unit awards, net of shares withheld for tax (in shares)	0
Ending balance (in shares)	1,000
Class C Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	109,806,689
Ending balance (in shares)	105,079,121
Class C Common Stock | Ares Operating Group
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Beginning balance (in shares)	109,806,689
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	303,500
Exchanges of common stocks (in shares)	(5,031,068)
Vesting of restricted unit awards, net of shares withheld for tax (in shares)	0
Ending balance (in shares)	105,079,121