Earnings Per Common Share - Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	358,317,151	361,263,253	359,612,699	362,099,112
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	366,896,000	361,263,253	368,119,801	364,319,875
The Carlyle Group Inc. weighted-average common shares outstanding
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	358,317,151	361,263,253	359,612,699	362,099,112
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	358,317,151	361,263,253	359,612,699	362,099,112
Unvested restricted stock units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	7,872,625	0	7,302,954	1,509,304
Issuable common shares and performance-vesting restricted stock units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	706,224	0	1,204,148	711,459