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Earnings Per Common Unit - Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares)	85,337,534	80,885,060
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	91,967,452	299,949,767
The Carlyle Group, L.P.
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares)	85,337,534	80,885,060
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	85,337,534	80,885,060
Unvested deferred restricted common units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares)	0	0
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	6,031,974	1,809,650
Issuable Carlyle Holdings Partnership units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares)	0	0
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	597,944	0
Weighted-average vested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	0	216,955,323
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	0	299,734