CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Details - Loss Contingencies) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				22 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended							0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 29, 2012 Chartis U.S. item	Apr. 08, 2013 UGC	Oct. 22, 2014 Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation	Jul. 15, 2014 Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation	Sep. 16, 2013 Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation item	Mar. 20, 2009 Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation complaint	Nov. 25, 2008 ERISA Litigation II complaint	Sep. 30, 2014 Canadian Securities Class Action claim	Nov. 15, 2013 Starr International Litigation item	Mar. 11, 2013 Starr International Litigation class	Nov. 21, 2011 Starr International Litigation	May 23, 2014 False Claims Act complaint item	Oct. 29, 2013 False Claims Act complaint	Feb. 25, 2010 False Claims Act complaint individual	Sep. 30, 2014 False Claims Act complaint multiple	May 23, 2014 False Claims Act complaint FRBNY Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Caremark complaint	Sep. 30, 2012 Use of SSDMF	Oct. 31, 2014 Subpoenas from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Subpoenas from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) MetLife	Sep. 30, 2014 Subpoenas from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office (NYDA) MetLife
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of purported class action complaints								8	8										2
Number of similar actions							9
Damages claimed										$ 500,000,000									$ 3,200,000,000
Punitive damages claimed										50,000,000
Percentage of ownership in AIG received by Department of the Treasury													80.00%
Number of individuals (Relators) seeking to assert claims																2
Damages sought, multiple of damages sustained																	3
Number of shareholders who have submitted timely and valid requests to opt out of the class											286,892
Number of purported classes												2
Payments for regulatory assessment																				11,000,000
Settlement agreement, number of jurisdictions			50
Civil penalty paid			50,000,000	4,500,000
Payments for Legal Settlements					960,000,000
Cash settlement Amount						960,000,000															35,000,000	50,000,000	10,000,000
Decrease in the amount owed to the FRBNY																		25,000,000,000
Period for which complaint is unsealed															30 days
Number of former subsidiaries														2
Realized gains on unwinding on a position	$ 0	$ 196,000,000