Earnings Per Common Unit - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Dilutive Securities Included And Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Weighted-average common units outstanding (in shares)	122,632,889	113,389,443	100,082,548
Weighted-average vested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units
Dilutive Securities Included And Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded (in shares)	230,213,627	230,266,308
Weighted-average common units outstanding (in shares)			227,275,453
Unvested Carlyle Holdings Partnership units
Dilutive Securities Included And Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded (in shares)	3,565	2,140,224
Weighted-average common units outstanding (in shares)			2,579,831

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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