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Segment Reporting - Reportable Segments Financial Data (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) $ (507.3) $ (519.0) $ (1,010.1) $ 334.8
Interest income 59.4 53.6 175.9 159.2
Total revenues 334.1 332.7 1,711.6 2,878.7
Compensation and benefits        
Cash-based compensation and benefits 196.5 216.2 685.5 673.0
Realized performance revenues related compensation (334.5) (324.6) (608.8) 290.4
Total compensation and benefits (37.2) (17.7) 413.3 1,250.5
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses 193.8 180.7 581.3 559.8
Interest expense 39.1 29.8 115.9 85.6
Total expenses 388.3 370.1 1,632.8 2,357.4
Distributable Earnings (76.9) 85.8 17.9 697.4
Total Reportable Segments        
Compensation and benefits        
Distributable Earnings 432.5 368.4 1,231.8 1,254.8
Fee Related Earnings 292.6 311.9 950.3 945.8
Total Reportable Segments | Global Segments        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 629.2 653.7 2,032.5 1,972.8
Interest income 15.2 17.6 47.6 47.3
Total revenues 994.5 782.5 2,857.6 2,809.7
Compensation and benefits        
Cash-based compensation and benefits 195.1 220.5 679.9 678.3
Total compensation and benefits 381.3 263.1 1,107.6 1,120.7
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses 124.3 107.3 354.0 309.2
Depreciation and amortization expense 17.2 14.0 48.3 39.5
Interest expense 39.2 29.7 115.9 85.5
Total expenses 562.0 414.1 1,625.8 1,554.9
Distributable Earnings 432.5 368.4 1,231.8 1,254.8
(-) Realized principal investment income 64.1 49.5 114.9 113.0
(+) Net interest 24.0 12.1 68.3 38.2
Fee Related Earnings 292.6 311.9 950.3 945.8
Total Reportable Segments | Global Private Equity        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 282.8 301.5 880.3 908.3
Interest income 5.6 7.4 17.9 18.9
Total revenues 582.4 346.5 1,490.8 1,554.1
Compensation and benefits        
Cash-based compensation and benefits 83.0 97.4 282.6 306.5
Total compensation and benefits 258.0 121.6 636.4 692.0
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses 59.5 56.2 167.9 155.2
Depreciation and amortization expense 9.0 7.6 25.3 21.5
Interest expense 18.7 14.3 55.6 41.1
Total expenses 345.2 199.7 885.2 909.8
Distributable Earnings 237.2 146.8 605.6 644.3
(-) Realized principal investment income 21.0 (0.4) 38.4 27.1
(+) Net interest 13.1 6.9 37.7 22.2
Fee Related Earnings 131.3 140.3 404.5 425.1
Total Reportable Segments | Global Credit        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 222.9 200.7 744.3 672.1
Interest income 7.5 8.1 22.5 22.1
Total revenues 276.1 259.8 893.3 781.1
Compensation and benefits        
Cash-based compensation and benefits 80.0 83.8 285.2 261.0
Total compensation and benefits 82.8 88.5 328.2 276.7
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses 44.3 28.5 120.3 99.7
Depreciation and amortization expense 5.4 4.3 15.1 12.0
Interest expense 15.5 12.1 45.4 34.9
Total expenses 148.0 133.4 509.0 423.3
Distributable Earnings 128.1 126.4 384.3 357.8
(-) Realized principal investment income 41.3 42.8 57.2 60.3
(+) Net interest 8.0 4.0 22.9 12.8
Fee Related Earnings 93.2 84.1 323.7 299.4
Total Reportable Segments | Carlyle AlpInvest        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 123.5 151.5 407.9 392.4
Interest income 2.1 2.1 7.2 6.3
Total revenues 136.0 176.2 473.5 474.5
Compensation and benefits        
Cash-based compensation and benefits 32.1 39.3 112.1 110.8
Total compensation and benefits 40.5 53.0 143.0 152.0
General, administrative, and other indirect expenses 20.5 22.6 65.8 54.3
Depreciation and amortization expense 2.8 2.1 7.9 6.0
Interest expense 5.0 3.3 14.9 9.5
Total expenses 68.8 81.0 231.6 221.8
Distributable Earnings 67.2 95.2 241.9 252.7
(-) Realized principal investment income 1.8 7.1 19.3 25.6
(+) Net interest 2.9 1.2 7.7 3.2
Fee Related Earnings 68.1 87.5 222.1 221.3
Fund management fees        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 555.4 583.3 1,796.4 1,789.8
Fund management fees | Total Reportable Segments | Global Segments        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 546.9 573.9 1,651.5 1,689.0
Fund management fees | Total Reportable Segments | Global Private Equity        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 272.6 295.0 840.3 880.4
Fund management fees | Total Reportable Segments | Global Credit        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 161.2 146.5 457.1 456.1
Fund management fees | Total Reportable Segments | Carlyle AlpInvest        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 113.1 132.4 354.1 352.5
Portfolio advisory and transaction fees, net and other | Total Reportable Segments | Global Segments        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 32.6 32.3 197.2 158.1
Portfolio advisory and transaction fees, net and other | Total Reportable Segments | Global Private Equity        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 5.5 6.5 30.2 27.9
Portfolio advisory and transaction fees, net and other | Total Reportable Segments | Global Credit        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 27.1 25.6 166.9 130.0
Portfolio advisory and transaction fees, net and other | Total Reportable Segments | Carlyle AlpInvest        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2
Fee related performance revenues | Carlyle AlpInvest        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues   18.9    
Fee related performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Global Segments        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 49.7 47.5 183.8 125.7
Fee related performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Global Private Equity        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 4.7 0.0 9.8 0.0
Fee related performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Global Credit        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 34.6 28.6 120.3 86.0
Fee related performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Carlyle AlpInvest        
Fund level fee revenues        
Total fund level fee revenues 10.4   53.7 39.7
Performance revenues        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) (626.6) (606.7) (1,263.0) 255.0
Compensation and benefits        
Realized performance revenues related compensation (334.5) (324.6) (608.8) 290.4
(-) Realized net performance revenues (292.1) (282.1) (654.2) (35.4)
Performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Global Segments        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 286.0 61.7 662.6 676.6
Compensation and benefits        
Realized performance revenues related compensation 186.2 42.6 427.7 442.4
(-) Realized net performance revenues 99.8 19.1 234.9 234.2
Performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Global Private Equity        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 273.0 38.0 554.2 599.8
Compensation and benefits        
Realized performance revenues related compensation 175.0 24.2 353.8 385.5
(-) Realized net performance revenues 98.0 13.8 200.4 214.3
Performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Global Credit        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 4.4 8.2 69.3 26.6
Compensation and benefits        
Realized performance revenues related compensation 2.8 4.7 43.0 15.7
(-) Realized net performance revenues 1.6 3.5 26.3 10.9
Performance revenues | Total Reportable Segments | Carlyle AlpInvest        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 8.6 15.5 39.1 50.2
Compensation and benefits        
Realized performance revenues related compensation 8.4 13.7 30.9 41.2
(-) Realized net performance revenues 0.2 1.8 8.2 9.0
Principal investment income (loss)        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 119.3 87.7 252.9 79.8
Principal investment income (loss) | Total Reportable Segments | Global Segments        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 64.1 49.5 114.9 113.0
Principal investment income (loss) | Total Reportable Segments | Global Private Equity        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 21.0 (0.4) 38.4 27.1
Principal investment income (loss) | Total Reportable Segments | Global Credit        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) 41.3 42.8 57.2 60.3
Principal investment income (loss) | Total Reportable Segments | Carlyle AlpInvest        
Fund level fee revenues        
Investment income (loss) $ 1.8 $ 7.1 $ 19.3 $ 25.6