Subsequent Events - Narrative (Detail) (USD $)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 08, 2013 Class A Shares	Feb. 12, 2012 Class A Shares	Mar. 31, 2014 Class A Shares	Apr. 29, 2014 Subsequent Event	Apr. 04, 2014 Subsequent Event	May 08, 2014 Subsequent Event Class A Shares	Apr. 08, 2014 Subsequent Event Class A Shares	Mar. 31, 2014 Athene Holding Ltd.	Apr. 29, 2014 Athene Holding Ltd. Subsequent Event	Apr. 04, 2014 Athene Holding Ltd. Subsequent Event	Apr. 29, 2014 Private Placement Athene Holding Ltd. Subsequent Event	Apr. 04, 2014 Private Placement Athene Holding Ltd. Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional Class A shares				228,954,598				150,000
Dividends declared, per share		$ 1.08	$ 1.05				$ 0.84
Consideration received on sale of stock												$ 80,000,000	$ 1,048,000,000
Sale of stock, price per share												$ 26	$ 26
Lock-up Period											2 years
Unwind Fee, Maximum, Remainder of Current Fiscal Year						25,000,000
Unwind Fee, Maximum, Year Two						20,000,000
Unwind Fee, Maximum, Year Three						$ 0
Ownership percentage by parent	68.00%				51.50%
Ownership stake	0.06%								1.70%	3.80%