CONSOLIDATION - Schedule of Consolidating Effects of the Consolidated Funds on the Company's Financial Condition (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Intangible assets, net	$ 798,430	$ 408,028
Goodwill	3,454,107	1,162,636	$ 1,123,976
Total assets	28,633,369	24,884,308
Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities	669,999
Total liabilities	19,931,981	17,485,922
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Additional paid-in-capital	4,242,678	2,936,794
Accumulated deficit	(1,452,259)	(837,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	21,743	(17,757)
Total stockholders’ equity	4,275,463	3,543,646
Total equity	8,676,092	6,824,190	$ 4,474,313	$ 3,798,618
Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity	28,633,369	24,884,308
Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (30,000,000 shares issued and outstanding)	$ 1,460,030	$ 1,458,771
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	30,000,000	30,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	30,000,000	30,000,000
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	$ 2,185	$ 1,999
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	218,465,429	199,872,571
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	218,465,429	199,872,571
Non-voting Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	$ 35	$ 35
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	3,489,911	3,489,911
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	3,489,911	3,489,911
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Class C Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	$ 1,051	$ 1,098
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	499,999,000	499,999,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	105,079,121	109,806,689
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	105,079,121	109,806,689
Eliminations
Assets
Total assets	$ (1,457,732)	$ (1,020,079)
Liabilities
Total liabilities	(91,402)	(300,611)
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Total equity	(1,366,330)	(719,468)
Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity	(1,457,732)	(1,020,079)
Ares Management L.P
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	488,896	1,507,976
Investments (includes $3,972,748 of accrued carried interest)	$ 5,508,447	$ 4,644,775
Other Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Affiliated entity	Affiliated entity
Due from affiliates	$ 1,420,218	$ 1,056,608
Other assets	1,032,138	774,654
Right-of-use operating lease assets	517,351	511,319
Intangible assets, net	2,115,830	975,828
Goodwill	3,454,107	1,162,636
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,204,467	363,872
Accrued compensation	$ 472,978	$ 280,894
Accounts Payable, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Affiliated entity	Affiliated entity
Due to affiliates	$ 810,409	$ 500,480
Performance related compensation payable	2,951,333	2,537,203
Debt obligations	3,941,415	2,558,914
Operating lease liabilities	669,999	641,864
Redeemable interest	25,296	23,496
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	1,496,771	1,254,878
Stockholders’ Equity
Additional paid-in-capital	4,242,678	2,936,794
Accumulated deficit	(1,452,259)	(837,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	21,743	(17,757)
Total stockholders’ equity	4,275,463	3,543,646
Equity method investments	3,972,748	3,495,115
Ares Management L.P | Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (30,000,000 shares issued and outstanding)	1,460,030	1,458,771
Ares Management L.P | Class A Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	2,185	1,999
Ares Management L.P | Non-voting Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	35	35
Ares Management L.P | Class C Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	1,051	1,098
Ares Management L.P | Reportable legal entity
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	488,896	1,507,976
Investments (includes $3,972,748 of accrued carried interest)	6,940,314	5,485,012
Due from affiliates	1,446,083	1,236,450
Other assets	1,032,138	774,654
Right-of-use operating lease assets	517,351	511,319
Intangible assets, net	2,115,830	975,828
Goodwill	3,454,107	1,162,636
Total assets	15,994,719	11,653,875
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,204,618	364,152
Accrued compensation	472,978	280,894
Due to affiliates	810,409	500,480
Performance related compensation payable	2,951,333	2,537,203
Debt obligations	3,941,415	2,558,914
Operating lease liabilities	669,999	641,864
Total liabilities	10,050,752	6,883,507
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable interest	25,296	23,496
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	1,543,823	1,236,767
Stockholders’ Equity
Additional paid-in-capital	4,342,063	2,903,253
Accumulated deficit	(1,452,259)	(837,294)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	21,743	(17,757)
Total stockholders’ equity	4,374,848	3,510,105
Total equity	5,918,671	4,746,872
Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity	15,994,719	11,653,875
Ares Management L.P | Reportable legal entity | Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized (30,000,000 shares issued and outstanding)	1,460,030	1,458,771
Ares Management L.P | Reportable legal entity | Class A Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	2,185	1,999
Ares Management L.P | Reportable legal entity | Non-voting Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	35	35
Ares Management L.P | Reportable legal entity | Class C Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock	1,051	1,098
Ares Management L.P | Eliminations
Assets
Investments (includes $3,972,748 of accrued carried interest)	(1,431,867)	(840,237)
Due from affiliates	(25,865)	(179,842)
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(151)	(280)
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	(47,052)	18,111
Stockholders’ Equity
Additional paid-in-capital	(99,385)	33,541
Total stockholders’ equity	(99,385)	33,541
Consolidated Funds
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	959,088	1,227,489
Other assets	63,966	82,397
Investments held in trust account	0	550,800
Investments, at fair value	12,844,886	12,187,044
Receivable for securities sold	228,442	202,782
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$ 105,137	$ 323,100
Accounts Payable, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Affiliated entity	Affiliated entity
Due to affiliates	$ 0	$ 0
Payable for securities purchased	165,391	332,406
CLO loan obligations, at fair value	7,359,072	9,672,189
Fund borrowings	2,251,780	275,000
Redeemable interest	0	550,700
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	2,903,858	2,025,666
Consolidated Funds | Reportable legal entity
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	959,088	1,227,489
Other assets	63,966	82,397
Investments held in trust account		550,800
Investments, at fair value	12,844,886	12,187,044
Receivable for securities sold	228,442	202,782
Total assets	14,096,382	14,250,512
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	105,722	323,566
Due to affiliates	25,021	178,409
Payable for securities purchased	165,391	332,406
CLO loan obligations, at fair value	7,424,717	9,793,645
Fund borrowings	2,251,780	275,000
Total liabilities	9,972,631	10,903,026
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable interest		550,700
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	4,123,751	2,796,786
Stockholders’ Equity
Total equity	4,123,751	2,796,786
Total liabilities, redeemable interest, non-controlling interests and equity	14,096,382	14,250,512
Consolidated Funds | Eliminations
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(585)	(466)
Due to affiliates	(25,021)	(178,409)
CLO loan obligations, at fair value	(65,645)	(121,456)
Non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities	$ (1,219,893)	$ (771,120)