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EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION - Equity-Based Compensation (Details) - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Oaktree Operating Group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Oaktree Operating Group units (in shares)		159,760,541
Converted OCGH Units and OCGH Units \| Oaktree Operating Group
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Oaktree Operating Group units (in shares)	160,060,782
Two Thousand Eleven Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of unit authorized (in shares)	23,983,692
Number of units awarded (in shares)	15,892,896
Two Thousand Eleven Plan \| Equity Value Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units issued as of balance sheet date (in shares)	2,000,000