SEGMENT REPORTING - Schedule of Segment Revenue Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	$ 5,601,482	$ 3,884,781	$ 3,631,884
Total segment revenue	4,755,618	3,690,668	3,236,285
Consolidated Funds
Revenue adjustment
OMG revenue	551,076	313,963	262,700
Management fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	3,680,467	2,942,126	2,551,150
Carried interest
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	1,153,976	390,180	618,579
Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	356,437	162,894	149,012
Principal investment income
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	48,149	45,424	36,516
Operating segment
Revenue adjustment
Net revenue of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	2,583,501	1,982,667	1,701,793
Eliminations | Management fees | Consolidated Funds
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	44,772	46,597	48,201
Eliminations | Carried interest | Consolidated Funds
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	33,873	28,135	13,672
Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Total segment revenue	(845,864)	(194,113)	(395,599)
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	(138,608)	(38,367)	(155,632)
Reconciling items | Administrative, transaction and other fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	(93,613)	(70,363)	(63,144)
Reconciling items | Administrative, transaction and other fees | Consolidated Funds
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	9,669	525	7,166
Reconciling items | Principal investment income
Revenue adjustment
Principal investment income, net of eliminations	(48,149)	(45,424)	(36,516)
OMG
Revenue adjustment
OMG revenue	(27,604)	(20,357)	(23,685)
Net revenue of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	808,201	620,930	538,052
OMG | Management fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	0	0	0
Ares Management L.P
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	5,601,482	3,884,781	3,631,884
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment
Revenue adjustment
Performance income—unrealized	(762,534)	(109,533)	(305,370)
Total segment revenue	4,755,618	3,690,668	3,236,285
Net revenue of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	(2,583,501)	(1,982,667)	(1,701,793)
Ares Management L.P | Operating segment | Management fees
Revenue adjustment
Total revenues	3,682,922	2,957,430	2,571,513
Subsidiaries | Reconciling items
Revenue adjustment
Net revenue of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	$ (2,278)	$ (23,693)	$ (35,923)