Segment Reporting - Adjustments for Performance Fees, Performance Fee Related Compensation and Investment Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Performance fees
Realized	$ 1,441.9	$ 1,328.7	$ 1,176.7
Unrealized	(617.0)	345.7	1,198.6
Total performance fees	824.9	1,674.4	2,375.3
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	650.5	590.7	539.2
Unrealized	(139.6)	282.2	644.5
Investment income (loss)
Realized	32.9	23.7	14.4
Unrealized	(17.7)	(30.9)	4.4
Total investment income (loss)	15.2	(7.2)	18.8
Carlyle Consolidated
Performance fees
Realized	1,441.9	1,328.7	1,176.7
Unrealized	(617.0)	345.7	1,198.6
Total performance fees	824.9	1,674.4	2,375.3
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	650.5	590.7	539.2
Unrealized	(139.6)	282.2	644.5
Total performance fee related compensation expense	510.9	872.9	1,183.7
Net performance fees
Realized	791.4	738.0	637.5
Unrealized	(477.4)	63.5	554.1
Total net performance fees	314.0	801.5	1,191.6
Investment income (loss)
Realized	32.9	23.7	14.4
Unrealized	(17.7)	(30.9)	4.4
Total investment income (loss)	15.2	(7.2)	18.8
Adjustments
Performance fees
Realized	(7.1)	(5.0)	(48.1)
Unrealized	91.9	38.5	(33.9)
Total performance fees	84.8	33.5	(82.0)
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	(4.2)	0.2	(85.1)
Unrealized	11.3	27.4	3.3
Total performance fee related compensation expense	7.1	27.6	(81.8)
Net performance fees
Realized	(2.9)	(5.2)	37.0
Unrealized	80.6	11.1	(37.2)
Total net performance fees	77.7	5.9	(0.2)
Investment income (loss)
Realized	(97.7)	(29.8)	(3.8)
Unrealized	60.1	25.9	(57.6)
Total investment income (loss)	(37.6)	(3.9)	(61.4)
Total Reportable Segments
Performance fees
Realized	1,434.8	1,323.7	1,128.6
Unrealized	(525.1)	384.2	1,164.7
Total performance fees	909.7	1,707.9	2,293.3
Performance fee related compensation expense
Realized	646.3	590.9	454.1
Unrealized	(128.3)	309.6	647.8
Total performance fee related compensation expense	518.0	900.5	1,101.9
Net performance fees
Realized	788.5	732.8	674.5
Unrealized	(396.8)	74.6	516.9
Total net performance fees	391.7	807.4	1,191.4
Investment income (loss)
Realized	(64.8)	(6.1)	10.6
Unrealized	42.4	(5.0)	(53.2)
Total investment income (loss)	$ (22.4)	$ (11.1)	$ (42.6)