CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
Additional Paid in Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Appropriated Partners’ Capital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Apollo Global Management, LLC Shareholders’ Equity
Non- Controlling Interests in Consolidated Entities
Non- Controlling Interests in Apollo Operating Group
Common Class A Shares
Common Class A Shares
Common Stock
Common Class B Shares
Common Stock
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                      
Cumulative effect adjustment from adoption of accounting guidance $ (4,069,263) $ 1,771 $ (3,350) $ (933,166)   $ (934,745) $ (3,134,518)        
Balance, Beginning of Period at Dec. 31, 2014 5,943,461 2,254,283 (1,400,661) 933,166 $ (306) 1,786,482 3,222,195 $ 934,784      
Balance, Beginning of Period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014                   163,046,554 1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                      
Dilution impact of issuance of Class A shares 1,862 1,862       1,862          
Capital increase related to equity-based compensation 49,952 49,952       49,952          
Capital contributions 5,671           5,671        
Distributions (695,194) (301,368)       (301,368) (16,163) (377,663)      
Payments related to deliveries of Class A shares for RSUs and restricted shares (48,098) 4,921 (53,019)     (48,098)          
Payments related to deliveries of Class A shares for RSUs and restricted shares (in shares)                   9,478,427  
Exchange of AOG Units for Class A shares 16,114 39,260       39,260   (23,146)      
Exchange of AOG units for class A shares (shares)                   6,483,121  
Net income 326,131   128,406     128,406 11,218 186,507      
Allocation of currency translation adjustment of consolidated CLOs and fund entities (10,505)       (4,889) (4,889) (5,616)        
Net gain from change in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments 78       34 34   44      
Net income on available-for-sale securities (786)       (786) (786)          
Balance, End of Period at Sep. 30, 2015 1,519,423 2,050,681 (1,328,624) 0 (5,947) 716,110 82,787 720,526      
Balance, End of Period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015                   179,008,102 1
Balance, Beginning of Period at Dec. 31, 2015 1,388,981 2,005,509 (1,348,384)   (7,620) 649,505 86,561 652,915      
Balance, Beginning of Period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015                   181,078,937 1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                      
Dilution impact of issuance of Class A shares 340 340       340          
Capital increase related to equity-based compensation 53,910 53,910       53,910          
Capital contributions 12,933           12,933        
Distributions (377,021) (172,095)       (172,095) (10,555) (194,371)      
Payments related to deliveries of Class A shares for RSUs and restricted shares (35,256) 41 (35,297)     (35,256)          
Payments related to deliveries of Class A shares for RSUs and restricted shares (in shares)                   4,245,086  
Repurchase of Class A shares (12,902) (12,902)       (12,902)          
Repurchase of Class A shares (in shares)                 (1,000,000) (954,447)  
Exchange of AOG Units for Class A shares 288 1,539       1,539   (1,251)      
Exchange of AOG units for class A shares (shares)                   374,223  
Net income 575,960   235,883     235,883 3,891 336,186      
Allocation of currency translation adjustment of consolidated CLOs and fund entities 3,103       1,683 1,683 1,670 (250)      
Net gain from change in fair value of cash flow hedge instruments 79       37 37   42      
Net income on available-for-sale securities 450       450 450          
Balance, End of Period at Sep. 30, 2016 $ 1,610,865 $ 1,876,342 $ (1,147,798) $ 0 $ (5,450) $ 723,094 $ 94,500 $ 793,271      
Balance, End of Period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016                   184,743,799 1