Cover Page - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Aug. 05, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	000-52596
Entity Registrant Name	ARES REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	30-0309068
Entity Address, Address Line One	One Tabor Center, 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2900
Entity Address, City or Town	Denver
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80202
City Area Code	303
Local Phone Number	228-2200
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001327978
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Former address
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	518 Seventeenth Street, 17th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Denver
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80202
Class T
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,611,264
Class S
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,462,301
Class D
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,930,514
Class I
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		67,433,776
Class E
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		54,063,048