Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	INCOME TAXES The Company is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes and is therefore not subject to U.S. Federal, State and local income taxes. APO Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is subject to U.S. Federal, State and Local corporate income taxes. Certain other subsidiaries of the Company are subject to New York City Unincorporated Business Tax (“NYC UBT”) attributable to the Company’s operations apportioned to New York City. In addition, certain non-U.S. subsidiaries of the Company are subject to income taxes in their local jurisdictions. The Company’s provision for income taxes totaled $32.5 million and $18.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately 6.61% and 2.27% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Under U.S. GAAP, a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Based upon the Company’s review of its federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns and tax filing positions, the Company determined that no unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions were required to be recorded. In addition, the Company does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that it will be required to record significant amounts of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. The Company files its tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal and certain state, local and foreign tax authorities. With a few exceptions, as of March 31, 2014, Apollo and its predecessor entities’ U.S. Federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns for the years 2010 through 2013 are open under the general statute of limitations provisions and therefore subject to examination. In addition, the State of New York is examining APO Corp.’s tax returns for tax years 2008 to 2010. The Internal Revenue Service is examining the tax return of Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. for the tax year 2011. The tax returns of APO Corp. for tax years 2010 and 2011 are being examined by the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the filing of a net operating loss carryback claim to the 2010 tax year.

INCOME TAXES

The Company is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes and is therefore not subject to U.S. Federal, State and local income taxes. APO Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is subject to U.S. Federal, State and Local corporate income taxes. Certain other subsidiaries of the Company are subject to New York City Unincorporated Business Tax (“NYC UBT”) attributable to the Company’s operations apportioned to New York City. In addition, certain non-U.S. subsidiaries of the Company are subject to income taxes in their local jurisdictions.

The Company’s provision for income taxes totaled $32.5 million and $18.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was approximately 6.61% and 2.27% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Under U.S. GAAP, a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Based upon the Company’s review of its federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns and tax filing positions, the Company determined that no unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions were required to be recorded. In addition, the Company does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that it will be required to record significant amounts of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

The Company files its tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal and certain state, local and foreign tax authorities. With a few exceptions, as of March 31, 2014, Apollo and its predecessor entities’ U.S. Federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns for the years 2010 through 2013 are open under the general statute of limitations provisions and therefore subject to examination. In addition, the State of New York is examining APO Corp.’s tax returns for tax years 2008 to 2010. The Internal Revenue Service is examining the tax return of Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. for the tax year 2011. The tax returns of APO Corp. for tax years 2010 and 2011 are being examined by the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the filing of a net operating loss carryback claim to the 2010 tax year.