VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) entity	Dec. 31, 2015 entity
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE's consolidated	17	8
VIE consolidated assets \| $	$ 3,700.0
VIE consolidated liabilities \| $	3,200.0
Maximum loss exposure \| $	$ 279.1
Remaining Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE's consolidated	16
Funds Managed By Oaktree
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE's consolidated	8
CLO's For Which Oaktree Acts As Collateral Manager
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE's consolidated	8
CLO not Priced
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIE's consolidated	2

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