CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:    
Net Income $ 575,960 $ 326,131
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Equity-based compensation 74,203 73,786
Depreciation and amortization 14,139 33,347
Unrealized gains from investment activities (50,084) (108,252)
Cash distributions of earnings from equity method investments 17,079 24,617
Satisfaction of contingent obligations (10,096) 0
Income from equity method investments (64,356) (18,079)
Deferred taxes, net 52,184 17,277
Other non-cash amounts included in net income, net 970 (44,379)
Changes in assets and liabilities:    
Carried interest receivable (348,815) 258,317
Due from related parties (49,863) (18,481)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 24,306 15,506
Accrued compensation and benefits 65,602 71,790
Deferred revenue 29,168 4,092
Due to related parties 68,726 (9,285)
Profit sharing payable 168,741 (53,671)
Other assets and other liabilities, net (8,082) (7,786)
Apollo Fund and VIE related:    
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses from investing activities and debt 621 (11,517)
Change in cash held at consolidated variable interest entities 4,139 284,890
Purchases of investments (396,810) (388,616)
Proceeds from sale of investments 422,922 264,522
Changes in other assets and other liabilities, net (17,483) (148,449)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 573,171 565,760
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:    
Purchases of fixed assets (4,921) (5,015)
Purchase of investments (44,530) (25,000)
Cash contributions to equity method investments (188,572) (136,421)
Cash distributions from equity method investments 68,685 38,855
Issuance of related party loans (3,906) (25,016)
Other investing activities 919 2,182
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (172,325) (150,415)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Principal repayments of debt (200,000) 0
Issuance of debt 532,706 0
Satisfaction of tax receivable agreement 0 (48,420)
Purchase of Class A shares (13,003) (3,050)
Payments related to deliveries of Class A shares for RSUs (35,297) (53,019)
Distributions paid (172,095) (275,850)
Distributions paid to Non-Controlling Interests in Apollo Operating Group (194,371) (377,663)
Other financing activities (11,926) (21,968)
Apollo Fund and VIE related:    
Distributions paid to Non-Controlling Interests in consolidated variable interest entities (4,133) (6,794)
Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests in consolidated variable interest entities 12,897 5,524
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities (85,222) (781,240)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 315,624 (365,895)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period 617,322 1,205,663
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period 932,946 839,768
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:    
Interest paid 20,045 19,189
Interest paid by consolidated variable interest entities 13,911 15,007
Income taxes paid 5,806 6,354
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing Activities:    
Non-cash contributions to equity method investments 1,231 35,074
Non-cash distributions from equity method investments (4,496) (5,909)
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activities:    
Declared and unpaid distributions 0 (25,518)
Capital increases related to equity-based compensation 53,910 49,952
Other non-cash financing activities 364 1,832
Adjustments related to exchange of Apollo Operating Group units:    
Deferred tax assets 1,807 60,648
Due to related parties (1,519) (44,534)
Additional paid in capital (288) (16,114)
Non-Controlling Interest in Apollo Operating Group 1,251 23,146
Net Assets Deconsolidated from Consolidated Variable Interest Entities and Funds:    
Cash and cash equivalents 0 760,491
Investments, at fair value 0 16,930,227
Other Assets 0 280,428
Debt, at fair value 0 (13,229,570)
Other liabilities 0 (529,080)
Non-Controlling interest in consolidated entities 0 (3,134,518)
Appropriated Partners' Capital $ 0 $ (929,708)