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Earnings Per Common Share - Schedule of Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]        
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 354,291,958 360,065,837 357,067,726 359,965,320
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 354,291,958 376,487,705 357,067,726 369,932,801
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) 354,291,958 360,065,837 357,067,726 359,965,320
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 354,291,958 360,065,837 357,067,726 359,965,320
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)   6,763,578   6,287,811
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)   9,658,290   3,679,670