INVESTMENTS (Details - Amortized cost or cost and fair value of Available for sale securities) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	$ 251,276,000,000	$ 250,257,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	18,357,000,000	16,360,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,818,000,000)	(4,687,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	266,815,000,000	261,930,000,000
Other details of available for sale securities
Available for sale securities not rated or rated below investment grade	34,100,000,000	32,600,000,000
AOCI- OTTI
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	2,053,000,000	1,916,000,000
Bonds available for sale
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Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	249,200,000,000	248,531,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	16,525,000,000	14,391,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,788,000,000)	(4,648,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	262,937,000,000	258,274,000,000
Bonds available for sale | AOCI- OTTI
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	2,053,000,000	1,916,000,000
Bonds available for sale | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
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Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	2,779,000,000	3,084,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	170,000,000	150,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(27,000,000)	(39,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	2,922,000,000	3,195,000,000
Bonds available for sale | U.S. government and government sponsored entities | AOCI- OTTI
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Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	0	0
Bonds available for sale | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
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Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	29,402,000,000	28,704,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,384,000,000	1,122,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(197,000,000)	(446,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	30,589,000,000	29,380,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | AOCI- OTTI
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Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	(15,000,000)	(15,000,000)
Bonds available for sale | Non-U.S. government
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Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	21,317,000,000	22,045,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	826,000,000	822,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(259,000,000)	(358,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	21,884,000,000	22,509,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Non-U.S. government | AOCI- OTTI
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	0	0
Bonds available for sale | Corporate debt
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Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	139,063,000,000	139,461,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	9,505,000,000	7,989,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,577,000,000)	(2,898,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	146,991,000,000	144,552,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Corporate debt | AOCI- OTTI
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Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	81,000,000	74,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	56,639,000,000	55,237,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	4,640,000,000	4,308,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(728,000,000)	(907,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	60,551,000,000	58,638,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | AOCI- OTTI
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Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	1,987,000,000	1,857,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)
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Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	34,340,000,000	33,520,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,354,000,000	3,101,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(390,000,000)	(473,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	37,304,000,000	36,148,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) | AOCI- OTTI
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	1,779,000,000	1,670,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	11,661,000,000	11,216,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	637,000,000	558,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(203,000,000)	(292,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	12,095,000,000	11,482,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) | AOCI- OTTI
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	168,000,000	125,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset-Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	10,638,000,000	10,501,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	649,000,000	649,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(135,000,000)	(142,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	11,152,000,000	11,008,000,000
Bonds available for sale | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset-Backed Securities (CDO/ABS) | AOCI- OTTI
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Total, Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in AOCI	40,000,000	62,000,000
Equity securities available for sale
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	2,076,000,000	1,726,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,832,000,000	1,969,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(30,000,000)	(39,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	3,878,000,000	3,656,000,000
Equity securities available for sale | Common Stock
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	1,287,000,000	1,280,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,806,000,000	1,953,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(14,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	3,079,000,000	3,219,000,000
Equity securities available for sale | Preferred Stock
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Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	25,000,000	24,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	4,000,000	4,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	28,000,000	27,000,000
Equity securities available for sale | Mutual Funds
Reconciliation of amortized cost and fair value of available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value
Available for sale securities, Amortized Cost or Cost	764,000,000	422,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	22,000,000	12,000,000
Available for sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	(15,000,000)	(24,000,000)
Available for sale securities, Fair Value	$ 771,000,000	$ 410,000,000