FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Investments in Certain Entities Carried at Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	$ 8,396	$ 7,732
Unfunded Commitments	961	977
Private equity funds:
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	3,427	3,347
Unfunded Commitments	950	949
Average original expected lives	10 years
Investment redemption notice period (in days/years)	1 Year
Second investment redemption notice period	2 years
Private equity funds: | Expected remaining lives of 3 years or less
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
First threshold level of remaining lives	3 years
Percentage of hedge fund investments that cannot be redeemed, either in whole or in part	74.00%
Private equity funds: | Expected remaining lives of less than 4 to 6 years
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Second threshold level of remaining lives	6 years
Percentage of hedge fund investments that cannot be redeemed, either in whole or in part	18.00%
Private equity funds: | Expected remaining lives of less than 7 to 10 years
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Third threshold level of remaining lives	10 years
Percentage of hedge fund investments that cannot be redeemed, either in whole or in part	8.00%
Leveraged buyout
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	2,496	2,544
Unfunded Commitments	474	578
Real Estate / Infrastructure
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	427	346
Unfunded Commitments	209	86
Venture capital
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	136	140
Unfunded Commitments	10	13
Distressed
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	174	183
Unfunded Commitments	44	34
Other..
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	194	134
Unfunded Commitments	213	238
Hedge funds:
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	4,969	4,385
Unfunded Commitments	11	28
Hedge fund investments redeemable monthly (as a percent)	15.00%
Hedge fund investments redeemable quarterly (as a percent)	46.00%
Hedge fund investments redeemable semi-annually (as a percent)	16.00%
Hedge fund investments redeemable annually (as a percent)	23.00%
Percentage of hedge fund investments that cannot be redeemed, either in whole or in part	51.00%
Investment redemption notice period (in days/years)	1 day to 180 days
Event-driven
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	1,188	976
Unfunded Commitments	2	2
Long-short
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	2,096	1,759
Unfunded Commitments	4	11
Macro
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	486	612
Unfunded Commitments	0	0
Distressed.
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	659	594
Unfunded Commitments	5	15
Emerging markets
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	302	287
Unfunded Commitments	0	0
Other hedge funds
INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN ENTITIES CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE USING NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share or its equivalent	238	157
Unfunded Commitments	$ 0	$ 0