Fair Value Measurement - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022
Assets
Subtotal	$ 7,003.8	$ 7,098.7
Investments measured at net asset value	$ 7,165.5
Maximum lag period for which the partnership investments in funds are valued	90 days	90 days
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	$ 5,811.0	$ 5,303.7
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.7	29.5
Total	5,811.7	5,333.2
Revolving Credit Facility
Liabilities
Total	79.0	52.7
Senior secured notes
Liabilities
Total		160.5
Equity securities
Assets
Investments	17.9
Equity securities \| Consolidated VIEs
Assets
Investments measured at net asset value		453.4
Bonds
Assets
Investments	599.5
Loans
Assets
Investments	5,898.1
Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	6,515.5
Investments in CLOs
Assets
Investments	361.1
Other investments
Assets
Investments	125.8
Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts	1.4
Investments In CLOs and other, and Partnership and LLC interests
Assets
Investments		607.2
Level I
Assets
Subtotal	1.5	1.3
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	0.0	0.0
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.0	0.0
Total	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Bonds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Loans
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Investments in CLOs
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level I \| Other investments
Assets
Investments	1.5	1.3
Level I \| Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.0
Level I \| Investments In CLOs and other, and Partnership and LLC interests
Assets
Investments		1.3
Level I \| Commercial paper and other
Assets
Subtotal		0.0
Level II
Assets
Subtotal	47.0	111.2
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	0.0	0.0
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.7	29.5
Total	0.7	29.5
Level II \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Bonds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Loans
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Investments in CLOs
Assets
Investments	0.0	0.0
Level II \| Other investments
Assets
Investments	45.6	41.7
Level II \| Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts	1.4
Level II \| Investments In CLOs and other, and Partnership and LLC interests
Assets
Investments		41.7
Level II \| Commercial paper and other
Assets
Subtotal		69.5
Level III
Assets
Subtotal	6,955.3	6,691.6
Liabilities
Loans payable of Consolidated Funds	5,811.0	5,303.7
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.0	0.0
Total	5,811.0	5,303.7
Level III \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments	17.9	511.9
Subtotal		56.3
Investments measured at net asset value		54.9
Level III \| Bonds
Assets
Investments	599.5	560.8
Level III \| Loans
Assets
Investments	5,898.1	5,054.7
Level III \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments	6,515.5	6,127.4
Subtotal	6,515.5	6,127.4
Level III \| Investments in CLOs
Assets
Investments	361.1	499.6
Level III \| Other investments
Assets
Investments	78.7	64.6
Level III \| Foreign currency forward contracts
Assets
Foreign currency forward contracts	0.0
Level III \| Investments In CLOs and other, and Partnership and LLC interests
Assets
Investments		564.2
Level III \| Commercial paper and other
Assets
Subtotal		0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3
Assets
Subtotal		6,804.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Equity securities
Assets
Investments		511.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Bonds
Assets
Investments		560.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Loans
Assets
Investments		5,054.7
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Investments of Consolidated Funds
Assets
Investments		6,127.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Investments in CLOs
Assets
Investments		499.6
Investments measured at net asset value	54.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Other investments
Assets
Investments		107.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 \| Commercial paper and other
Assets
Subtotal		69.5
Fair Value Measured at NAV
Assets
Investments measured at net asset value	161.7	294.6
Fair Value Measured at NAV \| Consolidated VIEs
Assets
Investments measured at net asset value	$ 145.5	$ 282.3

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