Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 07, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-35538
Entity Registrant Name	Carlyle Group Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	45-2832612
Entity Address, Address Line One	1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Entity Address, City or Town	Washington
Entity Address, State or Province	DC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	20004-2505
City Area Code	202
Local Phone Number	729-5626
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 10,579,992,942
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		356,317,541
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2022 annual meeting of the shareholders (the “2022 Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. The 2022 Proxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	The Carlyle Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its subsidiaries, where applicable, the “Company”, which may also be referred to as “we”, “us” or “our”, is filing this Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed on February 10, 2022 (the “Form 10-K”), to provide financial statements for FGH Parent, L.P. (“FGH Parent”, the successor partnership to Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC), pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. FGH Parent, along with its predecessor, was significant under Rule 3-09 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, but not for the year ended December 31, 2021. As a result, under Rule 3-09, we have included in this Amendment unaudited financial statements for 2021 and audited financial statements for 2020 and 2019. In accordance with Rule 3-09(b), these financial statements of FGH Parent are being filed as an amendment to the Form 10-K as Exhibit 99.1 included in Part IV, Item 15 of this filing.Except as otherwise expressly noted, this Amendment does not modify or update in any way (i) the consolidated financial position, the results of operations or cash flows of the Company, or (ii) the disclosures in or exhibits to the Form 10-K; nor does it reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K. Among other things, forward-looking statements made in the Form 10-K have not been revised to reflect events that occurred or facts that became known to us after the filing of the Form 10-K, and such forward-looking statements should be read in their historical context. Furthermore, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001527166
Common Stock
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	CG
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
4.625% Subordinated Notes due 2061 of Carlyle Finance L.L.C.
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	4.625% Subordinated Notes due 2061 of Carlyle Finance L.L.C.
Trading Symbol	CGABL
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ