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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) tranche shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares
Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 1,340,926 |  |
Stock Options | Vesting trach one |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting rights, percentage | 33.33% |  |
Stock Options | Vesting tranche two |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting rights, percentage | 33.33% |  |
Stock Options | Vesting tranche three |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting rights, percentage | 33.33% |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 704,769 |  |
Stock Options |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized | $ | $ 74 |  |
Compensation cost, recognition period | 2 months 12 days |  |
ROE Performance Shares |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of award type | 50.00% |  |
TSR Performance Share Plan |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of award type | 50.00% |  |
Omnibus Plans |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Holding unit-based awards authorized for grant (in shares) | 22,000,000 |  |
Annual Awards | Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |
Annual Awards | Stock Options |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |
Annual Awards | Performance Shares |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of distant tranches from performance shares | tranche | 2 |  |
Composition of performance shares, percentage representing a portion of the award | 50.00% |  |
Annual Awards | Performance Shares | Minimum |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Potential shares earned, percentage | 0.00% |  |
Annual Awards | Performance Shares | Maximum |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Potential shares earned, percentage | 200.00% |  |
2017 Plan |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Holding unit-based awards authorized for grant (in shares) | 60,000,000 |  |
2017 Plan | Newly Issued AB Holding Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Holding unit-based awards authorized for grant (in shares) | 30,000,000 |  |
Shares available for grant (in shares) | 30,200,000 |  |
Plan 2017 Subject to Other Holding Unit Awards | Newly Issued AB Holding Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares available for grant (in shares) | 29,800,000 |  |
Parent | Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Compensation cost, recognition period | 1 year 7 months 20 days |  |
Unvested restricted shares and holding units (in shares) | 3,000,000 |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized | $ | $ 33,000 |  |
Parent | Performance Shares |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 0 |  |
Compensation cost, recognition period | 1 year 6 months 10 days |  |
Unvested restricted shares and holding units (in shares) | 1,300,000 |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized | $ | $ 10,000 |  |
Parent | Stock Options |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized | $ | $ 113 |  |
Compensation cost, recognition period | 1 month 6 days |  |
Parent | AB Holding |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Compensation cost, recognition period | 6 years 1 month 6 days |  |
Unvested restricted shares and holding units (in shares) | 15,000,000 |  |
Compensation cost not yet recognized | $ | $ 114,000 |  |
Alliance Bernstein |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) | 5,200,000 | 5,600,000 | 5,400,000
Payments for repurchase of other equity | $ | $ 212,000 | $ 262,000 | $ 149,000
Open market purchases (in shares) | 2,300,000 | 2,600,000 | 3,100,000
Open-market purchases, value | $ | $ 92,700 | $ 117,900 | $ 74,000
Shares issued in period (in shares) | 6,000 | 100,000 | 5,000
Proceeds from options exercised | $ | $ 100 | $ 3,000 | $ 147
Alliance Bernstein | Employees and Directors |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | 4,700,000 | 7,000,000 | 5,700,000

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