EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION - Units Granted and Respective Information (Details) - KKR Holdings Market Condition Awards	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares
Equity Based Payments
Granted (in units) | shares	28,875,000
January 1, 2018
Equity Based Payments
Granted (in units) | shares	5,775,000
Marketing condition threshold per KKR common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 23.65
Grant date fair value per unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 5.07
January 1, 2019
Equity Based Payments
Granted (in units) | shares	5,775,000
Marketing condition threshold per KKR common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 27.02
Grant date fair value per unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 3.44
January 1, 2020
Equity Based Payments
Granted (in units) | shares	8,662,500
Marketing condition threshold per KKR common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 30.40
Grant date fair value per unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 2.32
January 1, 2021
Equity Based Payments
Granted (in units) | shares	8,662,500
Marketing condition threshold per KKR common unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 33.78
Grant date fair value per unit (in dollars per unit)	$ 1.57