FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Gross components of purchases, sales, issues and settlements) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	$ 209	$ 1,804	$ 1,187	$ 1,791
Transfers into Level 3 at end of reporting period, net gains (losses) not included in realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 for the period	14	17	37	(55)
Transfers out Level 3 at end of reporting period, net gains (losses) not included in realized and unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 for the period.	(25)	10	(2)	12
Liabilities [Member]
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, liabilities	0	2	1	5
Sales, liabilities	(46)	(3)	(58)	(13)
Settlements, liabilities	75	125	137	218
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, liabilities	29	124	80	210
Policyholder contract deposits
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, liabilities	0	0	0	0
Sales, liabilities	(46)	(6)	(58)	(12)
Settlements, liabilities	43	57	84	68
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, liabilities	(3)	51	26	56
Derivative liabilities, net
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, liabilities	0	2	1	5
Sales, liabilities	0	3	0	(1)
Settlements, liabilities	18	65	20	128
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, liabilities	18	70	21	132
Long-term debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, liabilities	0	0	0	0
Sales, liabilities	0	0	0	0
Settlements, liabilities	14	3	33	22
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, liabilities	14	3	33	22
Assets [Member]
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	1,887	3,969	4,773	6,557
Sales, assets	(64)	(230)	(166)	(886)
Settlements, assets	(1,614)	(1,935)	(3,420)	(3,880)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	209	1,804	1,187	1,791
Bonds available for sale
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	1,700	3,469	4,128	5,500
Sales, assets	(41)	(213)	(125)	(771)
Settlements, assets	(933)	(1,002)	(1,910)	(2,014)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	726	2,254	2,093	2,715
Bonds available for sale | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	48	150	936	308
Sales, assets	(27)	(81)	(32)	(103)
Settlements, assets	(14)	0	(51)	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	7	69	853	205
Bonds available for sale | Non-U.S. government
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	5	5	7	8
Sales, assets	0	0	0	0
Settlements, assets	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	4	4	6	6
Bonds available for sale | Corporate debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	63	211	119	308
Sales, assets	(1)	(114)	(8)	(114)
Settlements, assets	(133)	(89)	(178)	(164)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	(71)	8	(67)	30
Bonds available for sale | Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	665	2,110	1,752	2,712
Sales, assets	(11)	0	(26)	(231)
Settlements, assets	(587)	(581)	(1,102)	(1,215)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	67	1,529	624	1,266
Bonds available for sale | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	27	320	92	693
Sales, assets	0	(18)	(57)	(164)
Settlements, assets	(34)	(39)	(92)	(341)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	(7)	263	(57)	188
Bonds available for sale | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	892	673	1,222	1,471
Sales, assets	(2)	0	(2)	(159)
Settlements, assets	(164)	(292)	(486)	(292)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	726	381	734	1,020
Other Bond securities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	44	237	206	550
Sales, assets	(22)	0	(40)	(58)
Settlements, assets	(530)	(786)	(1,112)	(1,503)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	(508)	(549)	(946)	(1,011)
Other Bond securities | Corporate debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets				0
Sales, assets				0
Settlements, assets				0
Other Bond securities | Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	21	108	162	213
Sales, assets	(14)	0	(19)	0
Settlements, assets	(39)	(44)	(71)	(75)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	(32)	64	72	138
Other Bond securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	0	0	0	19
Sales, assets	0	0	(6)	(58)
Settlements, assets	(40)	(41)	(125)	(101)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	(40)	(41)	(131)	(140)
Other Bond securities | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	23	129	44	318
Sales, assets	(8)	0	(15)	0
Settlements, assets	(451)	(701)	(916)	(1,327)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	(436)	(572)	(887)	(1,009)
Equity securities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets		58	0	59
Sales, assets		(1)	0	(11)
Settlements, assets		0	0	(1)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets		57	0	47
Other invested assets
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	137	205	433	448
Sales, assets	(1)	(16)	(1)	(46)
Settlements, assets	(151)	(147)	(398)	(362)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	(15)	42	34	40
Mortgage and other loans receivable, net of allowance
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation
Purchases, assets	6		6
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net, assets	$ 6		$ 6