Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues
Fund management fees	$ 238,800,000	$ 272,500,000	$ 485,100,000	$ 562,000,000
Performance fees
Realized	357,700,000	389,900,000	440,900,000	521,700,000
Unrealized	185,900,000	(179,000,000)	784,300,000	(165,600,000)
Total performance fees	543,600,000	210,900,000	1,225,200,000	356,100,000
Investment income
Realized	26,700,000	38,900,000	26,500,000	51,500,000
Unrealized	32,300,000	26,400,000	78,800,000	4,200,000
Total investment income	59,000,000	65,300,000	105,300,000	55,700,000
Interest and other income	5,600,000	5,000,000	16,000,000	9,700,000
Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds	45,000,000	35,900,000	87,900,000	64,800,000
Revenue of a consolidated real estate VIE	16,400,000	18,400,000	109,000,000	42,800,000
Total revenues	908,400,000	608,000,000	2,028,500,000	1,091,100,000
Compensation and benefits
Base compensation	151,000,000	149,900,000	297,000,000	316,200,000
Equity-based compensation	88,000,000	109,000,000	160,800,000	184,400,000
Performance fee related
Realized	166,700,000	172,400,000	212,500,000	234,000,000
Unrealized	90,400,000	(75,900,000)	361,700,000	(68,000,000)
Total compensation and benefits	496,100,000	355,400,000	1,032,000,000	666,600,000
General, administrative and other expenses	95,800,000	91,400,000	189,600,000	173,700,000
Interest	16,500,000	15,400,000	31,500,000	30,700,000
Interest and other expenses of Consolidated Funds	78,500,000	31,600,000	123,700,000	55,000,000
Interest and other expenses of a consolidated real estate VIE	18,400,000	52,400,000	138,000,000	75,800,000
Other non-operating expenses	100,000	700,000	100,000	4,500,000
Total expenses	705,400,000	546,900,000	1,514,900,000	1,006,300,000
Other income
Net investment gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds	40,700,000	6,700,000	57,800,000	(1,700,000)
Income before provision for income taxes	243,700,000	67,800,000	571,400,000	83,100,000
Provision for income taxes	13,200,000	24,300,000	19,000,000	31,700,000
Net income	230,500,000	43,500,000	552,400,000	51,400,000
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities	16,500,000	1,600,000	19,800,000	(700,000)
Net income attributable to Carlyle Holdings	214,000,000	41,900,000	532,600,000	52,100,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests in Carlyle Holdings	156,400,000	35,800,000	392,000,000	37,600,000
Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P.	$ 57,600,000	$ 6,100,000	$ 140,600,000	$ 14,500,000
Net income attributable to The Carlyle Group L.P. per common unit
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.65	$ 0.07	$ 1.61	$ 0.18
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.07	$ 1.49	$ 0.09
Weighted-average common units
Basic (in shares)	88,801,343	81,683,415	87,079,007	81,284,238
Diluted (in shares)	96,986,255	85,849,938	94,486,422	304,176,760
Distributions declared per common unit (usd per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.55