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	Aug. 01, 2013	Feb. 25, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 01, 2016	May. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of the Partnership's common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units available for grant under the Equity Incentive Plan										30,450,000
Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of the Partnership's common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units available for grant under the Equity Incentive Plan									32,402,830
AlpInvest
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional ownership percentage acquired in the current year	40.00%
Common units issued to AlpInvest employees that are subject to vesting conditions	914,087
Carlyle Holdings
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred restricted common units issued that vested (in shares)						8,733,826	9,159,216	9,650,292
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)						6 years
Revised forfeiture rate (percentage)					2.50%
Allocated share based compensation expense						$ 15,900,000	$ 17,100,000	$ 47,900,000
Unrecognized equity-based compensation expense						$ 437,700,000
Weighted-average term for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized (in years)						2 years 4 months
Forfeiture rate (as a percent)					7.50%
Tax benefit related to equity-based compensation expense						$ 0
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units \| ECM Capital, L.P.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)				5 years
Number of partnership units issued with time vesting				996,572
Number of partnership units issued at closing with performance-based vesting				597,944
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units \| Carlyle Holdings
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share based compensation expense						191,100,000	192,600,000	234,800,000
Deferred Restricted Common Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share based compensation expense						176,200,000	140,300,000	78,700,000
Unrecognized equity-based compensation expense						$ 321,100,000
Weighted-average term for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized (in years)						2 years 5 months
Additional compensation expense for forfeiture rate change						$ 7,500,000
Tax benefit related to equity-based compensation expense						16,400,000	16,700,000	8,500,000
Deferred Restricted Common Units \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted units		5,000,000
Grants during the period, estimated grant-date fair value		$ 58,000,000
Deferred Restricted Common Units \| Vested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Net deferred tax benefit due to impact of additional deferred tax assets adjustments						$ 2,900,000	$ 3,000,000	900,000
Deferred Restricted Common Units \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Revised forfeiture rate (percentage)						2.00%
Forfeiture rate (as a percent)						2.00%	5.00%
Deferred Restricted Common Units \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)		18 months
Deferred Restricted Common Units \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)						6 years
Revised forfeiture rate (percentage)						10.00%
Forfeiture rate (as a percent)						10.00%	15.00%
Discount on unvested awards (as a percent)						25.00%
Deferred Restricted Common Units \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)		42 months
Phantom Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)						3 years
Revised forfeiture rate (percentage)						10.00%
Forfeiture rate (as a percent)						10.00%	15.00%
Unvested Partnership Common Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)						5 years
Revised forfeiture rate (percentage)						5.00%
Allocated share based compensation expense						$ 9,000,000	$ 8,400,000	5,000,000
Unrecognized equity-based compensation expense						$ 1,800,000
Weighted-average term for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized (in years)						8 months
Unvested Partnership Common Units \| AlpInvest
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional ownership percentage acquired in the current year	40.00%
Common units issued to AlpInvest employees that are subject to vesting conditions	914,087
Amount In Units forfeited by individual			11,674
Contingently Issuable Shares \| Carlyle Holdings
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share based compensation expense								$ 5,000,000