DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Hedge Accounting) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) adjustment related to net investment hedge relationships	$ 156	$ 38	$ 74
Gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income on derivatives		0	(2)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Fair value hedging | Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	1	(5)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	(2)	5
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	(1)	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Fair value hedging | Interest credited to policyholder account balances
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	(1)	(2)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	(1)	(2)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Fair value hedging | Other income (losses)
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	43	99	124
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0	0	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	43	99	124
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Fair value hedging | Loss on extinguishment of debt
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	164
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	164
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts | Cash flow hedging
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income on derivatives	0	0	(2)
Reclassification from Accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings	0	0	(35)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Fair value hedging | Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(129)	(187)	(2)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	147	204	2
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	8	17	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	10	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Fair value hedging | Interest credited to policyholder account balances
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	(3)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	(3)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Fair value hedging | Other income (losses)
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	23	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	23	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Fair value hedging | Policyholder benefits and claims incurred
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives		0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items		0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion		0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net		0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other		0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Fair value hedging | Loss on extinguishment of debt
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	2
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts | Fair value hedging | Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(23)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	22
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	(1)
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	499	1,022	(143)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(219)	257	(516)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Net investment income
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	102	28	5
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other income (losses)
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	599	750	368
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Policyholder benefits and claims incurred
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	17	(13)	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	847	(331)	(241)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	309	41	96
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(1,111)	664	(644)
Embedded derivative gains (losses)	(837)	1,200	(170)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Commodity contracts
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(1)	(4)	(1)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Credit contracts
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	263	567	641
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other contracts
Derivative instruments gain (loss):
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	$ 192	$ 85	$ 6