Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A Shares	Class B Shares	Common Stock Par Value Class A Shares	Common Stock Par Value Class B Shares	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Shareholders’ Deficit Attributable to Class A Shareholders	Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Dividends Paid per Class A Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.60
Balance at Beginning of Period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		19,905,126	29,458,948
Balance at Beginning of Period (values) at Dec. 31, 2018				$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,135,841	$ (3,564,727)		$ 419,431
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity-based compensation		726,624	(249,996)
Equity-based compensation, net of taxes				1	0	40,318			31,608
Reclassification upon corporate conversion				205	292	(3,235,728)	3,235,231
Dividend equivalents on Class A restricted share units						478	(478)
Impact of changes in Sculptor Operating Group ownership						(124)			124
Reallocation of equity and income tax effects of Recapitalization						35,408			(39,086)
Increase In Additional Paid In Capital As A Result Of Waiver Of Certain Payments Due Under The Tax Receivable Agreement	$ 50,318					50,318
Change in redemption value of Preferred Units	(101,406)					44,364			57,042
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares							(12,324)
Comprehensive net loss, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests							(15,906)		(15,218)
Capital contributions									618
Capital distributions									(627)
Balance at End of Period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		20,631,750	29,208,952
Balance at End of Period (values) at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 167,061			206	292	70,875	(358,204)	$ (286,831)	453,892
Dividends Paid per Class A Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37
Balance at Beginning of Period (shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		20,484,430	29,208,952
Balance at Beginning of Period (values) at Mar. 31, 2019				0	0	3,235,728	(3,577,250)		444,837
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity-based compensation		147,320	0
Equity-based compensation, net of taxes				1	0	20,618			17,190
Reclassification upon corporate conversion				205	292	(3,235,728)	3,235,231
Dividend equivalents on Class A restricted share units						(61)	61
Impact of changes in Sculptor Operating Group ownership						0			0
Reallocation of equity and income tax effects of Recapitalization						0			0
Increase In Additional Paid In Capital As A Result Of Waiver Of Certain Payments Due Under The Tax Receivable Agreement						50,318
Change in redemption value of Preferred Units	$ 0					0			0
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares							(7,621)
Comprehensive net loss, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests							(8,625)		(7,984)
Capital contributions									191
Capital distributions									(342)
Balance at End of Period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		20,631,750	29,208,952
Balance at End of Period (values) at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 167,061			206	292	70,875	(358,204)	(286,831)	453,892
Dividends Paid per Class A Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53
Balance at Beginning of Period (shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		21,284,945	29,208,952
Balance at Beginning of Period (values) at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 215,461			213	292	117,936	(343,759)		440,779
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity-based compensation		1,026,487	3,611,462
Equity-based compensation, net of taxes				10	36	26,790			13,551
Reclassification upon corporate conversion				0	0	0	0
Dividend equivalents on Class A restricted share units						875	(875)
Impact of changes in Sculptor Operating Group ownership						0			0
Reallocation of equity and income tax effects of Recapitalization						0			0
Increase In Additional Paid In Capital As A Result Of Waiver Of Certain Payments Due Under The Tax Receivable Agreement	0					0
Change in redemption value of Preferred Units						(3,313)			0
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares							(11,613)
Comprehensive net loss, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests							(50,193)		(67,945)
Capital contributions									3,549
Capital distributions									(3,248)
Balance at End of Period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		22,311,432	32,820,414
Balance at End of Period (values) at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 123,085			223	328	142,288	(406,440)	(263,601)	386,686
Dividends Paid per Class A Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Balance at Beginning of Period (shares) at Mar. 31, 2020		21,946,639	32,845,414
Balance at Beginning of Period (values) at Mar. 31, 2020				219	328	130,968	(383,187)		425,768
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Equity-based compensation		364,793	(25,000)
Equity-based compensation, net of taxes				4	0	13,306			3,681
Reclassification upon corporate conversion				0	0	0	0
Dividend equivalents on Class A restricted share units						0	0
Impact of changes in Sculptor Operating Group ownership						0			0
Reallocation of equity and income tax effects of Recapitalization						0			0
Increase In Additional Paid In Capital As A Result Of Waiver Of Certain Payments Due Under The Tax Receivable Agreement						0
Change in redemption value of Preferred Units						(1,986)			0
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares							0
Comprehensive net loss, excluding amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests							(23,253)		(41,860)
Capital contributions									2,059
Capital distributions									(2,962)
Balance at End of Period (shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		22,311,432	32,820,414
Balance at End of Period (values) at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 123,085			$ 223	$ 328	$ 142,288	$ (406,440)	$ (263,601)	$ 386,686