Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities - Partnership's Non-Controlling Interests in Income (Loss) of Consolidated Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	$ (29.3)	$ (53.7)	$ (29.9)	$ 894.9
Net income (loss) attributable to partners’ capital appropriated for CLOs	0.0	30.0	0.0	(22.9)
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	0.2	(128.7)	0.1	(214.5)
Non-controlling interests in income (loss) of consolidated entities	(29.1)	(152.4)	(29.8)	657.5
Non-Carlyle interests in Consolidated Funds
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(1.2)	(22.0)	0.2	1,005.6
Non-Carlyle interests in majority-owned subsidiaries
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to other non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	(24.7)	(9.2)	(21.6)	(25.6)
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	$ (3.4)	$ (22.5)	$ (8.5)	$ (85.1)