FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis	Jun. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Foreign exchange contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Mutual Funds	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Mutual Funds	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Foreign exchange contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Foreign exchange contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commodity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Other contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Corporate debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Mutual Funds	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Mutual Funds	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Foreign exchange contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commodity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Credit contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Other contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Corporate debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Mutual Funds	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Foreign exchange contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Mutual Funds	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Foreign exchange contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Mutual Funds	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Foreign exchange contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Foreign exchange contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Commodity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Credit contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Other contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Corporate debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Mutual Funds	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Mutual Funds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	$ 266,304	$ 258,274										$ 628	$ 641										$ 24	$ 133	$ 0	$ 604	$ 508	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0						$ 231,788	$ 227,632													$ 2,801	$ 3,062	$ 27,731	$ 28,300	$ 21,551	$ 21,985	$ 147,560	$ 143,297	$ 21,363	$ 21,207	$ 6,477	$ 5,747	$ 4,305	$ 4,034						$ 33,888	$ 30,001													$ 0	$ 1,991	$ 1,080	$ 25	$ 16	$ 2,196	$ 1,255	$ 16,328	$ 14,941	$ 5,917	$ 5,735	$ 7,431	$ 6,974					$ 0										$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0				$ 0										$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0				$ 266,304	$ 258,274															$ 2,825	$ 3,195	$ 29,722	$ 29,380	$ 22,180	$ 22,509	$ 149,756	$ 144,552	$ 37,691	$ 36,148	$ 12,394	$ 11,482	$ 11,736	$ 11,008
Other bond securities, at fair value (See Note 6)	21,430	22,623										89	78										89	78	0	0		0	0	0	0						11,125	11,930													5,291	5,645	123	121	2	2	1,055	1,169	1,216	1,326	553	509	2,885	3,158						10,216	10,615													0	0		0		0		1,062	937	757	844	8,397	8,834					0										0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0										0	0	0	0	0	0	0				21,430	22,623															5,380	5,723	123	121	2	2	1,055	1,169	2,278	2,263	1,310	1,353	11,282	11,992
Equity securities available for sale	4,048	3,656										4,016	3,626																			3,253	3,218	0	763	408	32	29																											2	28	27	2	2	0	1																										0	1	0	0	0																	0	0	0	0																	0	0	0	4,048	3,656																													3,255	3,219	28	27	765	410
Other equity securities	724	834										653	750																								71	84																																0																															0																				0																				724	834
Mortgage and other loans receivable												0																									0																																	6																															0																				0																				6	0
Other invested assets	8,869	8,598										25	1																								3,020	2,667																																5,824	5,930																														0																				0																				8,869	8,598
Derivative assets, at fair value	1,617	1,665										126	165	16	14	0	110	151	0	0	0	0															4,001	3,875	2,890	3,716	1,089	52	22	106	0		0	0	1	0																				209	179	23	41	14	93	49	1	1	41	55	37	33	0																		(1,801)	(1,734)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,801)	(1,734)											(918)	(820)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(918)	(820)											1,617	1,665	2,929	3,771	1,103	52	225	306	1	1	41	55	37	34	(2,719)	(2,554)
Short-term investments, portion measured at fair value	4,310	6,313										595	332																								3,715	5,981																																0																															0																				0																				4,310	6,313
Separate account assets, at fair value	75,718	71,059										72,986	67,708																								2,732	3,351																																0																															0																				0																				75,718	71,059
Other assets	0	418										0																									0	418																																0																															0																				0																				0	418
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total												79,118	73,301																								256,484	255,967																																50,143	46,726																														(1,801)	(1,734)																			(918)	(820)																			383,026	373,440
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	898	384										0																									56	72																																842	312																														0																				0																				898	384
Other policyholder funds	4,809	5,083										0																									8																																	0																																																																							8
Derivative liabilities, at fair value	2,416	2,511										1		0		0	1		0	0	0	0															4,211	4,111	2,589	3,661	1,525	319	93	101	4	5	0	0	25	0																				1,331	1,618	90	141	23	2		0		1,126	1,335	90	142	0																		(1,801)	(1,734)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,801)	(1,734)											(1,326)	(1,484)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,326)	(1,484)											2,416	2,511	2,679	3,802	1,548	319	96	101	4	5	1,126	1,335	90	167	(3,127)	(3,218)
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	5,824	6,747										0																									5,430	6,377																																394	370																														0																				0																				5,824	6,747
Other liabilities	569	933										208	42																								361	891																																0																															0																				0																				569	933
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total												209	42																								10,066	11,451																																2,567	2,300																														(1,801)	(1,734)																			(1,326)	(1,484)																			9,715	10,575
Assets transferred from Level 1 to Level 2			103		0	0	93	236	318	298	557
Assets transferred from Level 2 to Level 1			$ 0	$ 0