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Earnings Per Common Share - Schedule of Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 359,192,724 359,464,272
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 359,192,724 366,336,892
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) 359,192,724 359,464,272
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 359,192,724 359,464,272
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
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 0 6,182,260
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
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 0 690,360