Cover Page - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	May 06, 2022
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-39972
Entity Registrant Name	ARES ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	E9
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-1538872
Entity Address, Address Line One	245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10167
City Area Code	310
Local Phone Number	201-4100
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Central Index Key	0001829432
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one fifth of one redeemable warrant
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one fifth of one redeemable warrant
Trading Symbol	AAC.U
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units
Trading Symbol	AAC
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		100,000,000
Redeemable warrants, included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Redeemable warrants, included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50
Trading Symbol	AAC WS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Class B Ordinary Shares
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		25,000,000