Equity and Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		17 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Feb. 29, 2016	May 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for repurchase									$ 200,000,000
Payments to repurchase units			$ 0		$ 200,000	$ 36,200,000	$ 59,100,000
Units repurchased (in shares)			0		14,190		3,700,000
Number of partnership units exchanged for common units (in shares)			2,987,252
Capital reallocated from non-controlling interests			$ 14,000,000
Number of the Partnership's common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units available for grant under the Equity Incentive Plan (in shares)								32,645,874		30,450,000
AlpInvest
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional ownership percentage acquired (percent)	40.00%
Common units issued to AlpInvest employees that are subject to vesting conditions (in shares)	914,087
Unvested Partnership Common Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)					5 years
Unvested Partnership Common Units | AlpInvest
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional ownership percentage acquired (percent)	40.00%
Common units issued to AlpInvest employees that are subject to vesting conditions (in shares)	914,087
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)					6 years
Tax benefits related to equity-based compensation expense					$ 0
Unrecognized equity-based compensation expense			144,000,000		$ 144,000,000		$ 144,000,000
Weighted-average term for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized (in years)					10 months
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units | Carlyle Holdings
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share based compensation expense			43,700,000	$ 64,300,000	$ 79,000,000	106,800,000
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units | ECM Capital, L.P.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)		5 years
Number of partnership units issued with time vesting (in shares)		996,572
Number of partnership units issued at closing with performance-based vesting (in shares)		597,944
Deferred Restricted Common Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years)					6 years
Allocated share based compensation expense			44,300,000	44,500,000	$ 81,800,000	76,200,000
Tax benefits related to equity-based compensation expense			5,200,000	$ 4,800,000	9,400,000	$ 9,100,000
Unrecognized equity-based compensation expense			$ 224,200,000		$ 224,200,000		$ 224,200,000
Weighted-average term for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized (in years)					2 years 1 month
Unit discount (as a percent)					40.00%