Shareholders' Equity (Table)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Shareholders' Equity (Table) [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

The following tables detail changes in shareholders’ equity during the nine months ended May 31, 2012 and May 31, 2011:

	Common Stock
	Class A		Class B		Additional Paid-in Capital			Treasury Stock Class A					Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Apollo Shareholders’ Equity			Non-controlling (Deficit) Interests
	Stated Value		Stated Value								Retained Earnings											Total Equity
($ in thousands)								Cost
Balance as of August 31, 2011	$	103	$	1	$	68,724		$	(3,125,175	)	$	4,320,472	$	(23,761	)	$	1,240,364		$	3,625		$	1,243,989
Treasury stock purchases	—		—		—			(742,016		)	—		—			(742,016		)	—			(742,016		)
Treasury stock issued under stock purchase plans	—		—		(1,037		)	4,926			—		—			3,889			—			3,889
Treasury stock issued under stock incentive plans	—		—		(19,660		)	26,292			—		—			6,632			—			6,632
Net tax effect for stock incentive plans	—		—		(3,937		)	—			—		—			(3,937		)	—			(3,937		)
Share-based compensation	—		—		59,438			—			—		—			59,438			—			59,438
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax	—		—		—			—			—		(7,912		)	(7,912		)	(1,490		)	(9,402		)
Net income (loss)	—		—		—			—			347,230		—			347,230			(4,393		)	342,837
Balance as of May 31, 2012	$	103	$	1	$	103,528		$	(3,835,973	)	$	4,667,702	$	(31,673	)	$	903,688		$	(2,258	)	$	901,430
	Common Stock
	Class A		Class B		Additional Paid-in Capital			Treasury Stock Class A					Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Apollo Shareholders’ Equity			Non-controlling (Deficit) Interests
	Stated Value		Stated Value								Retained Earnings											Total Equity
($ in thousands)								Cost
Balance as of August 31, 2010	$	103	$	1	$	46,865		$	(2,407,788	)	$	3,748,045	$	(31,176	)	$	1,356,050		$	32,690		$	1,388,740
Treasury stock purchases	—		—		—			(420,022		)	—		—			(420,022		)	—			(420,022		)
Treasury stock issued under stock purchase plans	—		—		(1,748		)	6,172			—		—			4,424			—			4,424
Treasury stock issued under stock incentive plans	—		—		(10,110		)	15,927			—		—			5,817			—			5,817
Net tax effect for stock incentive plans	—		—		(2,888		)	—			—		—			(2,888		)	—			(2,888		)
Share-based compensation	—		—		50,453			—			—		—			50,453			—			50,453
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax	—		—		—			—			—		6,773			6,773			863			7,636
Change in fair value of auction-rate securities, net of tax	—		—		—			—			—		463			463			—			463
Noncontrolling interest contributions(1)	—		—		—			—			—		—			—			6,875			6,875
Net income (loss)	—		—		—			—			383,815		—			383,815			(31,955		)	351,860
Balance as of May 31, 2011	$	103	$	1	$	82,572		$	(2,805,711	)	$	4,131,860	$	(23,940	)	$	1,384,885		$	8,473		$	1,393,358

⁽¹⁾ There was no change in our 85.6% ownership interest in Apollo Global during the nine months ended May 31, 2011.