Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Summary of basic and diluted net income per common unit

Basic and diluted net income per common share are calculated as follows: 

	Year Ended December 31, 2021				Year Ended December 31, 2020				Year Ended December 31, 2019
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
Net income attributable to common shares	$	2,974,700,000	$	2,974,700,000	$	348,200,000	$	348,200,000	$	345,300,000	$	345,300,000
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	355,241,653		362,574,564		350,464,315		358,393,802		113,082,733		122,632,889
Net income per common share	$	8.37	$	8.20	$	0.99	$	0.97	$	3.05	$	2.82

Summary of weighted-average common units outstanding, basic and diluted

The weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted, are calculated as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2021		Year Ended December 31, 2020		Year Ended December 31, 2019
	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted	Basic	Diluted
The Carlyle Group Inc. weighted-average common shares outstanding	355,241,653	355,241,653	350,464,315	350,464,315	113,082,733	113,082,733
Unvested restricted stock units	—	4,713,277	—	5,545,150	—	8,681,760
Issuable common shares and performance-vesting restricted stock units	—	2,619,634	—	2,384,337	—	868,396
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	355,241,653	362,574,564	350,464,315	358,393,802	113,082,733	122,632,889