Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Feb. 26, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
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Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Securities Act 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 Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
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
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates certain information by reference to the definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) no later than April 30, 2026.
Auditor Name	KPMG LLP
Auditor Location	Denver, Colorado
Auditor Firm ID	185
Entity Central Index Key	0001327978
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
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Class S
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Class D
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