SEGMENT REPORTING - Schedule of Financial Results for Company's Operating Segments and OMG (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Segment reporting
Total revenues	$ 1,396,436	$ 1,088,805
Compensation and benefits	(692,407)	(657,125)
General, administrative and other expenses	(240,437)	(227,914)
Management fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	989,527	816,987
Total
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(448,647)	(377,182)
General, administrative and other expenses	(182,043)	(140,139)
Fee related earnings	464,404	367,276
Performance income—realized	213,548	125,448
Performance related compensation—realized	(138,212)	(84,416)
Realized net performance income	75,336	41,032
Investment income (loss)—realized	11,780	11,695
Interest income	1,976	22,308
Interest expense	(50,760)	(36,387)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(37,004)	(2,384)
Realized income	502,736	405,924
Total \| Management fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	1,001,571	818,376
Total \| Fee related performance revenues
Segment reporting
Total revenues	19,556	28,051
Total \| Other fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	73,967	38,170
Operating segment
Segment reporting
Fee related earnings	(685,306)	(542,233)
Performance income—realized	213,548	125,448
Performance related compensation—realized	(138,212)	(84,416)
Realized income	(722,964)	(580,203)
OMG
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(150,072)	(116,468)
General, administrative and other expenses	(80,611)	(64,026)
Fee related earnings	(220,902)	(174,957)
Performance income—realized	0	0
Performance related compensation—realized	0	0
Realized net performance income	0	0
Investment income (loss)—realized	(131)	331
Interest income	941	603
Interest expense	(136)	(256)
Realized net investment income (loss)	674	678
Realized income	(220,228)	(174,279)
OMG \| Management fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	0	0
OMG \| Fee related performance revenues
Segment reporting
Total revenues	0	0
OMG \| Other fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	9,781	5,537
Ares Management L.P
Segment reporting
Total revenues	1,396,436	1,088,805
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(298,575)	(260,714)
General, administrative and other expenses	(101,432)	(76,113)
Fee related earnings	685,306	542,233
Performance income—realized	213,548	125,448
Performance related compensation—realized	(138,212)	(84,416)
Realized net performance income	75,336	41,032
Investment income (loss)—realized	11,911	11,364
Interest income	1,035	21,705
Interest expense	(50,624)	(36,131)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(37,678)	(3,062)
Realized income	722,964	580,203
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Credit Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(176,237)	(164,747)
General, administrative and other expenses	(51,345)	(41,048)
Fee related earnings	477,436	408,594
Performance income—realized	166,228	54,112
Performance related compensation—realized	(102,249)	(34,258)
Realized net performance income	63,979	19,854
Investment income (loss)—realized	4,024	5,379
Interest income	832	4,420
Interest expense	(3,355)	(6,308)
Realized net investment income (loss)	1,501	3,491
Realized income	542,916	431,939
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(80,091)	(56,702)
General, administrative and other expenses	(33,919)	(20,852)
Fee related earnings	131,969	74,279
Performance income—realized	11,663	65,305
Performance related compensation—realized	(7,400)	(46,807)
Realized net performance income	4,263	18,498
Investment income (loss)—realized	5,446	7,919
Interest income	184	2,618
Interest expense	(31,089)	(15,717)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(25,459)	(5,180)
Realized income	110,773	87,597
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(20,499)	(18,371)
General, administrative and other expenses	(8,627)	(8,473)
Fee related earnings	54,633	40,584
Performance income—realized	0	0
Performance related compensation—realized	0	0
Realized net performance income	0	0
Investment income (loss)—realized	169	138
Interest income	19	957
Interest expense	(1,623)	(2,008)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(1,435)	(913)
Realized income	53,198	39,671
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(13,784)	(13,831)
General, administrative and other expenses	(4,978)	(4,257)
Fee related earnings	14,857	14,307
Performance income—realized	35,657	6,031
Performance related compensation—realized	(28,563)	(3,351)
Realized net performance income	7,094	2,680
Investment income (loss)—realized	78	(4,602)
Interest income	0	2,022
Interest expense	(3,416)	(4,180)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(3,338)	(6,760)
Realized income	18,613	10,227
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Other
Segment reporting
Compensation and benefits	(7,964)	(7,063)
General, administrative and other expenses	(2,563)	(1,483)
Fee related earnings	6,411	4,469
Performance income—realized	0	0
Performance related compensation—realized	0	0
Realized net performance income	0	0
Investment income (loss)—realized	2,194	2,530
Interest income	0	11,688
Interest expense	(11,141)	(7,918)
Realized net investment income (loss)	(8,947)	6,300
Realized income	(2,536)	10,769
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Management fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	1,001,571	818,376
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Management fees \| Credit Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	684,663	585,396
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Management fees \| Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	196,626	130,453
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Management fees \| Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	70,275	57,650
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Management fees \| Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	33,119	31,998
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Management fees \| Other
Segment reporting
Total revenues	16,888	12,879
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Fee related performance revenues
Segment reporting
Total revenues	19,556	28,051
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Fee related performance revenues \| Credit Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	5,256	18,395
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Fee related performance revenues \| Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	2,601	0
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Fee related performance revenues \| Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	11,699	9,656
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Fee related performance revenues \| Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	0	0
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Fee related performance revenues \| Other
Segment reporting
Total revenues	0	0
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Other fees
Segment reporting
Total revenues	64,186	32,633
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Other fees \| Credit Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	15,099	10,598
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Other fees \| Real Assets Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	46,752	21,380
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Other fees \| Secondaries Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	1,785	122
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Other fees \| Private Equity Group
Segment reporting
Total revenues	500	397
Ares Management L.P \| Operating segment \| Other fees \| Other
Segment reporting
Total revenues	$ 50	$ 136

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