Non-Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities - Partnership's Non-Controlling Interests in Income (Loss) of Consolidated Entities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	$ 777.7	$ 1,209.7	$ 786.8
Net loss attributable to partners’ capital appropriated for CLOs	(54.4)	(259.0)	(383.1)
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(185.4)	(465.2)	272.3
Non-controlling interests in income of consolidated entities	537.9	485.5	676.0
Non-Carlyle interests in Consolidated Funds
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	876.6	1,298.8	769.7
Non-Carlyle interests in majority-owned subsidiaries
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(20.6)	(54.3)	(12.4)
Non-controlling interest in carried interest, giveback obligations and cash held for carried interest distributions
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	$ (78.3)	$ (34.8)	$ 29.5