FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis	Sep. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Sep. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Sep. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2013 Recurring Basis Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Interest rate contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Foreign exchange contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Equity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Commodity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Credit contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Other contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Sep. 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	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Corporate debt	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 1 Mutual Funds	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 1 Mutual Funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Interest rate contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Foreign exchange contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Foreign exchange contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Equity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commodity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commodity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Credit contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Other contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Other contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Sep. 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	Sep. 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	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Corporate debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Corporate debt	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Sep. 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)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 2 Mutual Funds	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 2 Mutual Funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Interest rate contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Foreign exchange contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Equity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commodity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commodity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Credit contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Credit contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Other contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Other contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Sep. 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	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Corporate debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Corporate debt	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Sep. 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)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Level 3 Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Level 3 Mutual Funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Interest rate contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Foreign exchange contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Equity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Commodity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Credit contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Other contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Corporate debt	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Counterparty Netting Mutual Funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Interest rate contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Foreign exchange contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Equity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Commodity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Credit contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Other contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Counterparty netting and cash collateral	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral U.S. government and government sponsored entities	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Corporate debt	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Preferred Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Cash Collateral Mutual Funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Interest rate contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Interest rate contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Foreign exchange contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Foreign exchange contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Equity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Equity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Commodity contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Commodity contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Credit contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Credit contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Other contracts	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Other contracts	Sep. 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	Sep. 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	Sep. 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	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Non-U.S. government	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Non-U.S. government	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Corporate debt	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Corporate debt	Sep. 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)	Sep. 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)	Sep. 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)	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Recurring Basis Total Fair Value Preferred Stock	Sep. 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	$ 265,786	$ 258,274										$ 787	$ 641										$ 15	$ 133	$ 0	$ 772	$ 508	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0						$ 229,962	$ 227,632													$ 2,783	$ 3,062	$ 26,158	$ 28,300	$ 21,867	$ 21,985	$ 146,319	$ 143,297	$ 21,786	$ 21,207	$ 6,626	$ 5,747	$ 4,423	$ 4,034						$ 35,037	$ 30,001													$ 0	$ 2,014	$ 1,080	$ 23	$ 16	$ 2,009	$ 1,255	$ 16,918	$ 14,941	$ 5,916	$ 5,735	$ 8,157	$ 6,974					$ 0										$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0				$ 0										$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0				$ 265,786	$ 258,274															$ 2,798	$ 3,195	$ 28,172	$ 29,380	$ 22,662	$ 22,509	$ 148,328	$ 144,552	$ 38,704	$ 36,148	$ 12,542	$ 11,482	$ 12,580	$ 11,008
Other bond securities, at fair value (See Note 6)	20,381	22,623										128	78										128	78	0	0		0	0	0	0						10,448	11,930													5,130	5,645	122	121	2	2	948	1,169	1,143	1,326	507	509	2,596	3,158						9,805	10,615													0	0		0		0		1,023	937	713	844	8,069	8,834					0										0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0										0	0	0	0	0	0	0				20,381	22,623															5,258	5,723	122	121	2	2	948	1,169	2,166	2,263	1,220	1,353	10,665	11,992
Equity securities available for sale	4,344	3,656										4,310	3,626																			3,570	3,218	0	740	408	33	29																											2	29	27	2	2	1	1																										0	1	0	1	0																	0	0	0	0																	0	0	0	4,344	3,656																													3,572	3,219	29	27	743	410
Other equity securities	766	834										701	750																								65	84																																0																															0																				0																				766	834
Mortgage and other loans receivable												0																									0																																	6																															0																				0																				6	0
Other invested assets	9,045	8,598										25	1																								3,211	2,667																																5,809	5,930																														0																				0																				9,045	8,598
Derivative assets, at fair value	1,588	1,665										114	165	7	14	0	107	151	0	0	0	0															3,931	3,875	2,805	3,716	1,061	52	65	106	0		0	0	1	0																				117	179	11	41	3	49	49	0	1	20	55	34	33	0																		(1,769)	(1,734)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,769)	(1,734)											(805)	(820)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(805)	(820)											1,588	1,665	2,823	3,771	1,064	52	221	306	0	1	20	55	34	34	(2,574)	(2,554)
Short-term investments, portion measured at fair value	4,191	6,313										560	332																								3,631	5,981																																0																															0																				0																				4,191	6,313
Separate account assets, at fair value	77,810	71,059										72,592	67,708																								5,218	3,351																																0																															0																				0																				77,810	71,059
Other assets	0	418										0																									0	418																																0																															0																				0																				0	418
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total												79,217	73,301																								256,499	255,967																																50,775	46,726																														(1,769)	(1,734)																			(805)	(820)																			383,917	373,440
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	1,044	384										0																									53	72																																991	312																														0																				0																				1,044	384
Other policyholder funds	4,718	5,083										0																									8																																	0																																																																							8
Derivative liabilities, at fair value	2,502	2,511										0		0		0	0		0	0	0	0															4,235	4,111	2,649	3,661	1,493	319	88	101	5	5	0	0	25	0																				1,222	1,618	82	141	10	3		0		1,038	1,335	89	142	0																		(1,769)	(1,734)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,769)	(1,734)											(1,186)	(1,484)	0	0	0	0	0	0	(1,186)	(1,484)											2,502	2,511	2,731	3,802	1,503	319	91	101	5	5	1,038	1,335	89	167	(2,955)	(3,218)
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	5,667	6,747										0																									5,370	6,377																																297	370																														0																				0																				5,667	6,747
Other liabilities	402	933										70	42																								332	891																																0																															0																				0																				402	933
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total												70	42																								9,998	11,451																																2,510	2,300																														(1,769)	(1,734)																			(1,186)	(1,484)																			9,623	10,575
Assets transferred from Level 1 to Level 2			107		4	263	356	32	174	330	731
Assets transferred from Level 2 to Level 1			$ 0	$ 0