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Related Parties - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Related Parties - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Feb. 28, 2020 USD ($) shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment funds	$ 11,165		$ 11,165	$ 11,165			$ 9,866
Payments to Acquire Investment Funds				3,256	$ 1,056
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	400	$ 85	711		320
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	164,571		164,571	164,571			156,325
Other assets (related party: 2022 – $83 and 2021 – $0)	8,947		8,947	8,947			1,257
Backbook Value	103,400		103,400	103,400
Issuance of common stock				0	7
Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-sale				18,665	17,987
Available-for-sale securities	100,966		100,966	100,966			110,561
Proceeds from Investment Funds				940	946
Management Fee, Percent						0.0335
Assets contributed to consolidated VIEs					169
Available-for-sale securities (related party: 2022 – $3,047 and 2021 – $881)				14,494	9,018
Noncontrolling interests
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	400	85	711		320
Noncontrolling Interest, Payable For Contingent Investment Fees	135		135	135			81
Related Party \| Management fees associated with investment funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related parties	182	$ 140
Apollo Aligned Alternatives, L.P.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Assets contributed to consolidated VIEs				7,845
Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment commitment	16,345		16,345	16,345
Private equity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management Fee, Percent						0.045
Variable Interest Entities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other investments	111		111	111			0
Investment funds	9,494		9,494	9,494			1,297
Other assets (related party: 2022 – $83 and 2021 – $0)	66		66	66			32
Trading securities, at fair value	386		386	386			0
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other investments	272		272	272			222
Investment funds	1,538		1,538	1,538			7,391
Payments to Acquire Investment Funds				3,130	923
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	12,653		12,653	12,653			12,948
Other assets (related party: 2022 – $83 and 2021 – $0)	83		83	83			0
Equity securities, at fair value	163		163	163			284
Trading securities, at fair value	898		898	898			1,781
Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-sale				1,880	1,626
Available-for-sale securities	8,955		8,955	8,955			10,402
Proceeds from Investment Funds				769	892
Available-for-sale securities (related party: 2022 – $3,047 and 2021 – $881)				3,047	881
Related Party \| Management fees associated with investment funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties	72		72	72			59
Expenses from transactions with related parties				368	284
Related Party \| MidCap
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities							158
Related Party \| MidCap affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	996		996	$ 996			897
Related Party \| MidCap
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investments							800
Related Party \| Apollo \| Sub-allocated assets [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base Management Fee				0.225%
Incremental Fee				0.15%
Related Party \| Apollo \| Sub-allocated assets [Member] \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sub-allocation Fee				0.065%
Related Party \| Apollo \| Sub-allocated assets [Member] \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sub-allocation Fee				0.70%
Related Party \| Athora Holding Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity Securities, FV-NI	$ 157		$ 157	$ 157			171
Related Party \| Venerable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment Interest Rate	6.257%		6.257%	6.257%
Related Party \| Apollo Athene Strategic Partnership Advisors, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment funds	$ 144		$ 144	$ 144			415
Strategic Partnership Capacity	2,875		2,875	2,875
Related Party \| PK AirFinance [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt Securities	1,102		1,102	1,102			1,401
Related Party \| Apollo Operating Group
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares \| shares								29,154,519
Investment Owned, at Fair Value								$ 1,100
Related Party \| Athene Freedom Holdings LP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	931		931	931			2,419
Available-for-sale securities (related party: 2022 – $3,047 and 2021 – $881)				1,479
Related Party \| Funding Agreements \| Athora Holding Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	58		58	58			63
Related Party \| Investments \| Athora Holding Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment commitment	472		472	472
Related Party \| Investments \| PK AirFinance [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment commitment	1,548		1,548	1,548
Related Party \| Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] \| MidCap
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Trading securities, at fair value							7
Related Party \| Private equity \| Venerable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other investments	272		272	272			222
Related Party \| Differentiated investments \| Athora Holding Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment funds	818		818	818			743
Investments	975		975	975			914
Related Party \| Differentiated investments \| Venerable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment funds	230		230	230			219
ABS \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 5,269		$ 5,269	$ 5,269			6,994
ABS \| Related Party \| MidCap
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Trading securities, at fair value							$ 635
Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issued (in shares) \| shares	203,800,000		203,800,000	203,800,000			192,200,000
Common Class A \| Related Party \| Apollo Operating Group
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issued (in shares) \| shares								7,575,758
Issuance of common stock					$ 350
Investments							$ 2,112
Exchange of stock [Member] \| Common Class A \| Related Party \| Apollo Operating Group
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issued (in shares) \| shares								27,959,184
ACRA
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	63.45%		63.45%	63.45%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	36.55%		36.55%	36.55%