SEGMENT REPORTING - Schedule of Financial Results for Company's Operating Segments and OMG (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment reporting
Total revenues	$ 5,601,482	$ 3,884,781	$ 3,631,884
Compensation and benefits	(2,565,625)	(1,731,747)	(1,486,698)
General, administrative and other expenses	(996,075)	(736,501)	(660,146)
Management fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	3,680,467	2,942,126	2,551,150
Total
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(1,817,319)	(1,418,536)	(1,276,115)
General, administrative and other expenses	(664,319)	(500,573)	(404,215)
Fee related earnings	1,775,300	1,361,737	1,163,741
Performance income—realized	526,284	430,179	415,899
Performance related compensation—realized	(357,273)	(281,301)	(282,406)
Realized net performance income	169,011	148,878	133,493
Investment income (loss)—realized	41,443	39,651	46,185
Interest income	34,196	59,795	28,384
Interest expense	(171,642)	(142,941)	(106,275)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(96,003)	(43,495)	(31,706)
Realized income	1,848,308	1,467,120	1,265,528
Total | Management fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	3,682,922	2,957,430	2,571,513
Total | Fee related performance revenues
Segment reporting
Total revenues	301,309	231,537	180,449
Total | Other fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	272,707	91,879	92,109
Operating segment
Segment reporting
Fee related earnings	(2,583,501)	(1,982,667)	(1,701,793)
Performance income—realized	526,284	430,179	415,899
Performance related compensation—realized	(357,273)	(281,301)	(282,406)
Realized income	(2,652,610)	(2,087,678)	(1,802,988)
OMG
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(534,113)	(421,268)	(361,124)
General, administrative and other expenses	(301,692)	(220,019)	(200,613)
Fee related earnings	(808,201)	(620,930)	(538,052)
Performance income—realized	0	0	0
Performance related compensation—realized	0	0	0
Realized net performance income	0	0	0
Investment income (loss)—realized	1,355	(650)	(470)
Interest income	2,907	1,723	1,218
Interest expense	(363)	(701)	(156)
Realized net investment income (loss)	3,899	372	592
Realized income	(804,302)	(620,558)	(537,460)
OMG | Management fees
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Total revenues	0	0	0
OMG | Fee related performance revenues
Segment reporting
Total revenues	0	0	0
OMG | Other fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	27,604	20,357	23,685
Ares Management L.P
Segment reporting
Total revenues	5,601,482	3,884,781	3,631,884
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(1,283,206)	(997,268)	(914,991)
General, administrative and other expenses	(362,627)	(280,554)	(203,602)
Fee related earnings	2,583,501	1,982,667	1,701,793
Performance income—realized	526,284	430,179	415,899
Performance related compensation—realized	(357,273)	(281,301)	(282,406)
Realized net performance income	169,011	148,878	133,493
Investment income (loss)—realized	40,088	40,301	46,655
Interest income	31,289	58,072	27,166
Interest expense	(171,279)	(142,240)	(106,119)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(99,902)	(43,867)	(32,298)
Realized income	2,652,610	2,087,678	1,802,988
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Credit Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(788,989)	(692,309)	(624,741)
General, administrative and other expenses	(178,863)	(161,872)	(115,546)
Fee related earnings	1,824,711	1,568,157	1,317,012
Performance income—realized	383,892	326,202	323,733
Performance related compensation—realized	(257,290)	(207,794)	(211,976)
Realized net performance income	126,602	118,408	111,757
Investment income (loss)—realized	14,321	21,159	36,490
Interest income	6,704	11,671	9,788
Interest expense	(20,041)	(31,285)	(20,643)
Realized net investment income (loss)	984	1,545	25,635
Realized income	1,952,297	1,688,110	1,454,404
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(315,616)	(160,357)	(153,870)
General, administrative and other expenses	(114,848)	(56,768)	(46,789)
Fee related earnings	464,660	212,106	218,807
Performance income—realized	99,813	60,317	20,990
Performance related compensation—realized	(67,883)	(37,283)	(12,768)
Realized net performance income	31,930	23,034	8,222
Investment income (loss)—realized	31,356	5,184	3,392
Interest income	6,895	7,649	3,165
Interest expense	(92,787)	(29,763)	(23,433)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(54,536)	(16,930)	(16,876)
Realized income	442,054	218,210	210,153
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(91,834)	(66,290)	(62,160)
General, administrative and other expenses	(37,920)	(33,881)	(21,199)
Fee related earnings	208,406	126,172	104,387
Performance income—realized	177	361	5,460
Performance related compensation—realized	(106)	110	(4,678)
Realized net performance income	71	471	782
Investment income (loss)—realized	1,645	2,565	4,523
Interest income	1,176	972	344
Interest expense	(7,998)	(29,144)	(27,119)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(5,177)	(25,607)	(22,252)
Realized income	203,300	101,036	82,917
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(60,701)	(56,830)	(58,408)
General, administrative and other expenses	(21,975)	(21,449)	(16,949)
Fee related earnings	58,320	60,546	53,057
Performance income—realized	42,402	43,299	65,716
Performance related compensation—realized	(31,994)	(36,334)	(52,984)
Realized net performance income	10,408	6,965	12,732
Investment income (loss)—realized	(15,659)	1,926	(712)
Interest income	2,025	1,970	38
Interest expense	(15,555)	(18,906)	(14,331)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(29,189)	(15,010)	(15,005)
Realized income	39,539	52,501	50,784
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Other
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(26,066)	(21,482)	(15,812)
General, administrative and other expenses	(9,021)	(6,584)	(3,119)
Fee related earnings	27,404	15,686	8,530
Performance income—realized	0	0	0
Performance related compensation—realized	0	0	0
Realized net performance income	0	0	0
Investment income (loss)—realized	8,425	9,467	2,962
Interest income	14,489	35,810	13,831
Interest expense	(34,898)	(33,142)	(20,593)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(11,984)	12,135	(3,800)
Realized income	15,420	27,821	4,730
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Management fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	3,682,922	2,957,430	2,571,513
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Management fees | Credit Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	2,529,312	2,177,816	1,853,326
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Management fees | Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	678,355	401,968	389,437
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Management fees | Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	276,292	197,287	174,942
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Management fees | Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	139,172	137,130	126,721
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Management fees | Other
Segment reporting
Total revenues	59,791	43,229	27,087
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Fee related performance revenues
Segment reporting
Total revenues	301,309	231,537	180,449
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Fee related performance revenues | Credit Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	210,356	202,703	167,333
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Fee related performance revenues | Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	35,665	0	334
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Fee related performance revenues | Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	55,288	28,834	12,782
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Fee related performance revenues | Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	0	0	0
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Fee related performance revenues | Other
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Total revenues	0	0	0
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Other fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	245,103	71,522	68,424
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Other fees | Credit Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	52,895	41,819	36,640
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Other fees | Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	181,104	27,263	29,695
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Other fees | Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	6,580	222	22
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Other fees | Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	1,824	1,695	1,693
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Other fees | Other
Segment reporting
Total revenues	$ 2,700	$ 523	$ 374