INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Income tax expense (benefit):
Effective tax rates on income from continuing operations (as a percent)	27.20%	(82.30%)	29.80%	2.40%
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized	$ 206,000,000		$ 1,811,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to income from continuing operations	22,000,000		161,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to other comprehensive income	184,000,000		1,650,000,000
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties	4,500,000,000		4,500,000,000		4,300,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized would not affect the effective tax rate	200,000,000		200,000,000		100,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized would favorably affect the effective tax rate	4,300,000,000		4,300,000,000		4,200,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued	1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000		1,100,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest net of the federal benefit (expense) and penalties			$ (64,000,000)	$ (45,000,000)
Unrecognized tax benefits, period of reasonably possible change in balance			P12M