EQUITY COMPENSATION (Equity Incentive Plan) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||
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Jun. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Jan. 01, 2019 |
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Equity compensation | |||||
Equity compensation expenses | $ 28,683 | $ 24,029 | $ 61,240 | $ 51,581 | |
Restricted units | |||||
Equity compensation | |||||
Equity compensation expenses | 28,386 | 21,783 | 56,768 | 44,796 | |
Restricted units with a market condition | |||||
Equity compensation | |||||
Equity compensation expenses | 297 | 901 | 4,429 | 1,791 | |
Options | |||||
Equity compensation | |||||
Equity compensation expenses | 0 | 1,157 | 43 | 4,258 | |
Phantom shares | |||||
Equity compensation | |||||
Equity compensation expenses | $ 0 | $ 188 | $ 0 | $ 736 | |
Ares Management L.P | |||||
Equity compensation | |||||
Total number of shares available for grant under the Equity Incentive Plan (in shares) | 34,114,071 | 34,114,071 | 37,528,029 |