LENDING ACTIVITIES (Details - Composition of Mortgage and other loans receivable) (USD $)									3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014 Commercial mortgages	Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgages	Mar. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgages	Dec. 31, 2012 Commercial mortgages	Mar. 31, 2014 Commercial mortgages California	Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgages California	Mar. 31, 2014 Commercial mortgages New York	Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial mortgages New York	Mar. 31, 2014 Life insurance policy loans	Dec. 31, 2013 Life insurance policy loans	Mar. 31, 2014 Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable	Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable
Composition of Mortgages and other loans receivable
Total mortgage and other loans receivable	$ 21,868,000,000	$ 21,077,000,000			$ 16,672,000,000	$ 16,195,000,000							$ 2,777,000,000	$ 2,830,000,000	$ 2,419,000,000	$ 2,052,000,000
Allowance for losses	(299,000,000)	(312,000,000)	(385,000,000)	(405,000,000)	(200,000,000)	(201,000,000)	(165,000,000)	(159,000,000)
Mortgage and other loans receivable, net	$ 21,569,000,000	$ 20,765,000,000
Percentage of mortgage loans in geographic area									17.00%	18.00%	17.00%	17.00%