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Equity and Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 14 Months Ended |  |  |
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Aug. 01, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Jan. 01, 2017 | Feb. 29, 2016 | May 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock |  |  | $ 200,000 | $ 6,100,000 | $ 59,100,000 |  |  |
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares |  |  | 14,190 |  | 3,700,000 |  |  |
Number of the Partnership's common units and Carlyle Holdings partnership units available for grant under the Equity Incentive Plan (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 32,645,874 |  | 30,450,000
AlpInvest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional ownership percentage acquired (percent) | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units issued to AlpInvest employees that are subject to vesting conditions (in shares) | 914,087 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested Partnership Common Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years) |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Unvested Partnership Common Units | AlpInvest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional ownership percentage acquired (percent) | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common units issued to AlpInvest employees that are subject to vesting conditions (in shares) | 914,087 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years) |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefits related to equity-based compensation expense |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized equity-based compensation expense |  |  | $ 188,000,000 |  | $ 188,000,000 |  |  |
Weighted-average term for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized (in years) |  |  | 1 year 1 month |  |  |  |  |
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units | Carlyle Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated share based compensation expense |  |  | $ 35,300,000 | 42,500,000 |  |  |  |
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership Units | ECM Capital, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years) |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of partnership units issued with time vesting (in shares) |  | 996,572 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of partnership units issued at closing with performance-based vesting (in shares) |  | 597,944 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Restricted Common Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of vesting of unvested units (in years) |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |
Allocated share based compensation expense |  |  | $ 37,500,000 | 31,700,000 |  |  |  |
Tax benefits related to equity-based compensation expense |  |  | 4,200,000 | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized equity-based compensation expense |  |  | $ 265,100,000 |  | $ 265,100,000 |  |  |
Weighted-average term for unrecognized compensation expense to be recognized (in years) |  |  | 2 years 2 months |  |  |  |  |
Unit discount (as a percent) |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |

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