DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Global Capital Markets Derivatives) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Obligation to make payments on embedded credit derivatives	$ 0aig_HybridInstrumentsPaymentObligation
Fair value of hybrid securities	6,100,000,000us-gaap_HybridInstrumentsAtFairValueNet	6,400,000,000us-gaap_HybridInstrumentsAtFairValueNet
Par value of hybrid securities	12,300,000,000aig_HybridInstrumentsAtParValue	13,400,000,000aig_HybridInstrumentsAtParValue
Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Collateral posted	2,700,000,000	3,100,000,000
Aggregate fair value of net liability position	2,500,000,000	2,600,000,000
Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives \| Super Senior CDS \| Arbitrage
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount of credit risk derivatives	5,099,000,000	15,089,000,000
Fair Value of Derivative (Asset) Liability	(954,000,000)	(1,277,000,000)
Unrealized market valuation gain (loss) on credit derivatives	256,000,000	550,000,000
Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives \| Super Senior CDS \| Arbitrage \| Multi-sector CDOs
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount of credit risk derivatives	2,619,000,000	3,257,000,000
Fair Value of Derivative (Asset) Liability	(947,000,000)	(1,249,000,000)
Unrealized market valuation gain (loss) on credit derivatives	235,000,000	518,000,000
Additional amount paid for CDS terminated during period	67,000,000
Collateral posted	852,000,000	1,100,000,000
Derivative weighted average maturity	5 years
Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives \| Super Senior CDS \| Arbitrage \| Corporate debt/CLOs
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount of credit risk derivatives	2,480,000,000	11,832,000,000
Fair Value of Derivative (Asset) Liability	(7,000,000)	(28,000,000)
Unrealized market valuation gain (loss) on credit derivatives	21,000,000	32,000,000
Collateral posted	147,000,000	353,000,000
Notional amount of CDS written on super senior tranches of CLOs	555,000,000	1,000,000,000
Derivative weighted average maturity	3 years
Notional amount of CDS terminated during period	8,800,000,000
Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives \| Written single name CDS
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount of credit risk derivatives	190,000,000	373,000,000
Collateral posted	30,000,000	38,000,000
Derivative weighted average maturity	2 years	3 years
Notional amount of CDS purchased offsets	5,000,000	50,000,000
Notional amount of single name CDS maximum exposure	185,000,000	323,000,000
Fair value of derivative liability	$ 25,000,000	$ 32,000,000

The additional amount paid for credit default swaps terminated by the entity during the reporting period.

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The net unhedged position which represents the maximum exposure to loss.

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Par value as of the balance sheet date of hybrid instruments.

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The net notional amount of credit default swaps terminated by the entity during the reporting period.

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The net notional amount of credit default swaps purchased as offsets as of the balance sheet date.

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The net notional amount of credit default swaps written on the super senior tranches of collateralized loan obligations as of the balance sheet date.

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The value of securities collateral posted for derivative instruments that is reflected in the balance sheet.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Fair value of credit risk derivative liability.

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The aggregate fair value amounts of derivative instruments that contain credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position at the end of the reporting period. For nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the fair value amounts are the carrying value of the nonderivative hedging instrument, including the adjustment for the foreign currency transaction gain (loss) on that instrument.

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of derivative instruments, including options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period.

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