Consolidated and Combined Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A Shares	Class C Shares	Class D Shares	Members’ Deficit Prior to the Business Combination	Total Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Blue Owl Capital Inc.	Common Stock Class A Shares	Common Stock Class C Shares	Common Stock Class D Shares	Common Stock Class E Shares	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Stockholders’ Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019					$ (352,756)		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,259
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Distributions					(77,100)
Comprehensive income (loss) prior to the Business Combination Date					(77,831)							0	(4,610)
Transfer of predecessor members’ deficit to additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests					0						0		0
Cash proceeds from the Business Combination											0		0
Impact of the Business Combination							0	0	0	0			0
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase							0				0
Offering costs related to share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase											0
Class A Share repurchases											0
Settlement of Earnout Securities							0	0	0	0	0		0
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares							0	0
Class C Shares issued as consideration related to the Oak Street Acquisition								0
Exercise of warrants											0
Common Units issued as consideration related to the Dyal Acquisition													0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests											0		0
Offering costs related to the Business Combination											0
Allocation of cash proceeds to warrant liability											0
Allocation to earnout liability for Class E Shares issued in connection with the Business Combination											0		0
Deferred taxes recognized in the Business Combination											0
TRA liability recognized in the Business Combination											0
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests related to the Business Combination											0		0
Equity classified contingent consideration in connection with Wellfleet Acquisition
Deferred taxes on capital transactions											0
TRA liability on capital transactions											0
Equity-based compensation											0		0
Contributions													9,831
Distributions													(954)
Withholding taxes on vested RSUs											0
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests due to changes in Blue Owl Operating Group ownership											0		0
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares												0
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ (501,161)				(507,687)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	0	0	6,526
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019							0	0	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Impact of the Business Combination (in shares)							0	0	0	0
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase (in shares)
Class A Share repurchases (in shares)	0						0
Shares delivered on vested RSUs (in shares)							0
Settlement of Earnout Securities (in shares)							0	0	0	0
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares ( in shares)							0	0
Exercise of warrants (in shares)							0
Common Units issued as consideration for Oak Street Acquisition (in shares)								0
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020							0	0	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash Dividends Paid per Class A Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Distributions					(103,143)
Comprehensive income (loss) prior to the Business Combination Date					74,259							(450,430)	(1,426,095)
Transfer of predecessor members’ deficit to additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests					536,571						(138,133)		(398,438)
Cash proceeds from the Business Combination											1,738,478		329,767
Impact of the Business Combination							$ 32	$ 63	$ 29	$ 1			(491,956)
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase							3				455,020
Offering costs related to share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase											(687)
Class A Share repurchases											0
Settlement of Earnout Securities							1	6	3	(1)	198,704		1,126,828
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares							4	(4)
Class C Shares issued as consideration related to the Oak Street Acquisition								2
Exercise of warrants											2
Common Units issued as consideration related to the Dyal Acquisition													4,285,359
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests											(74,684)		(222,370)
Offering costs related to the Business Combination											(126,309)
Allocation of cash proceeds to warrant liability											(25,128)
Allocation to earnout liability for Class E Shares issued in connection with the Business Combination											(83,949)		(160,540)
Deferred taxes recognized in the Business Combination											504,551
TRA liability recognized in the Business Combination											(359,388)
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests related to the Business Combination											(325,222)		325,222
Equity classified contingent consideration in connection with Wellfleet Acquisition											0
Deferred taxes on capital transactions											164,741
TRA liability on capital transactions											(195,795)
Equity-based compensation											331,926		1,026,020
Contributions													15,734
Distributions													(135,244)
Withholding taxes on vested RSUs											0		0
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests due to changes in Blue Owl Operating Group ownership											96,807		(96,810)
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares												(47,076)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 5,847,570				0	1,663,567	$ 40	$ 67	$ 32	$ 0	2,160,934	(497,506)	4,184,003
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Impact of the Business Combination (in shares)							320,005,258	628,380,707	294,656,373	14,990,864
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase (in shares)							29,701,013
Class A Share repurchases (in shares)	0						0
Shares delivered on vested RSUs (in shares)							0
Settlement of Earnout Securities (in shares)							14,990,864	60,533,306	24,475,754	(14,990,864)
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares ( in shares)							40,222,143	40,222,143
Exercise of warrants (in shares)							133
Common Units issued as consideration for Oak Street Acquisition (in shares)								26,074,330
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		404,919,411	674,766,200	319,132,127			404,919,411	674,766,200	319,132,127	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash Dividends Paid per Class A Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13
Distributions					0
Comprehensive income (loss) prior to the Business Combination Date					0							(9,289)	(30,946)
Transfer of predecessor members’ deficit to additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests					0						0		0
Cash proceeds from the Business Combination											0		0
Impact of the Business Combination							$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0			0
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase							0				0
Offering costs related to share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase											0
Class A Share repurchases											(78,789)
Settlement of Earnout Securities							0	0	0	0	0		0
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares							5	(4)
Class C Shares issued as consideration related to the Oak Street Acquisition								0
Exercise of warrants											25,765
Common Units issued as consideration related to the Dyal Acquisition													0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests											0		0
Offering costs related to the Business Combination											0
Allocation of cash proceeds to warrant liability											0
Allocation to earnout liability for Class E Shares issued in connection with the Business Combination											0		0
Deferred taxes recognized in the Business Combination											0
TRA liability recognized in the Business Combination											0
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests related to the Business Combination											0		0
Equity classified contingent consideration in connection with Wellfleet Acquisition											969
Deferred taxes on capital transactions											104,858
TRA liability on capital transactions											(138,851)
Equity-based compensation											11,820		393,191
Contributions													32,721
Distributions													(425,164)
Withholding taxes on vested RSUs											(773)		(1,647)
Reallocation between additional paid-in capital and noncontrolling interests due to changes in Blue Owl Operating Group ownership											207,970		(207,970)
Cash dividends declared on Class A Shares												(182,550)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 5,548,886				$ 0	$ 1,604,698	$ 45	$ 63	$ 32	$ 0	$ 2,293,903	$ (689,345)	$ 3,944,188
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Impact of the Business Combination (in shares)							0	0	0	0
Share issuance in connection with Strategic Revenue-Share Purchase (in shares)							0
Class A Share repurchases (in shares)	(7,637,877)						(7,637,877)
Shares delivered on vested RSUs (in shares)							329,768
Settlement of Earnout Securities (in shares)							0	0	0	0
Class C Shares and Common Units exchanged for Class A Shares ( in shares)							45,363,695	45,363,695
Exercise of warrants (in shares)							2,156,354
Common Units issued as consideration for Oak Street Acquisition (in shares)								0
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		445,131,351	629,402,505	319,132,127			445,131,351	629,402,505	319,132,127	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash Dividends Paid per Class A Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43