Earnings Per Common Share - Schedule of Weighted-Average Common Units Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	360,359,241	358,317,151	359,914,229	359,612,699
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	366,967,197	366,896,000	366,654,517	368,119,801
The Carlyle Group Inc. weighted-average common shares outstanding
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	360,359,241	358,317,151	359,914,229	359,612,699
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	360,359,241	358,317,151	359,914,229	359,612,699
Unvested restricted stock units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	5,917,596	7,872,625	6,049,928	7,302,954
Issuable common shares and performance-vesting restricted stock units
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	690,360	706,224	690,360	1,204,148

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