Earnings Per Common Share - Schedule of Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	360,065,837	357,689,521	359,965,320	358,966,961
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	376,487,705	364,789,752	369,932,801	367,073,705
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)	360,065,837	357,689,521	359,965,320	358,966,961
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	360,065,837	357,689,521	359,965,320	358,966,961
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)	6,763,578	5,692,912	6,287,811	6,766,273
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)	9,658,290	1,407,319	3,679,670	1,340,471

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