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Earnings Per Common Unit - Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding, basic (in shares)	95,198,102	83,602,503	89,815,112	82,062,633
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	334,392,424	312,534,968	97,538,190	306,981,103
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)	95,198,102	83,602,503	89,815,112	82,062,633
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	95,198,102	83,602,503	89,815,112	82,062,633
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	0	0
Weighted-average common units outstanding, diluted (in shares)	7,756,460	3,569,302	7,125,134	3,181,825
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		597,944
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)	228,839,164	224,826,988	0	221,377,938
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)	2,000,754	536,175	0	358,707