CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Details - Loss Contingencies) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended				22 Months Ended	0 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 17, 2010 item	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 29, 2012 item	Apr. 08, 2013	Oct. 22, 2014	Jul. 15, 2014	Sep. 16, 2013 item	Jan. 06, 2015	Nov. 15, 2013 item	Mar. 11, 2013 class	Nov. 21, 2011	May 23, 2014 item	Oct. 29, 2013	Feb. 25, 2010 individual	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 20, 2009 complaint	Nov. 25, 2008 complaint
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of states participating in the accident and health products examination	50
Civil penalty payable	$ 100,000,000
Increase in the estimated reserves for incurred but not reported death claims		507,000,000															391,000,000
Portion of payments which represented fines and penalties	46,500,000
Payment released workers compensation escrow accounts in satisfaction of fines, penalties and premium tax obligations	150,000,000
Realized gains on unwinding on a position		196,000,000
Chartis U.S.
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Settlement agreement, number of jurisdictions			50
Civil penalty paid			50,000,000
UGC
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Civil penalty paid				4,500,000
Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of purported class action complaints																		8
Payment for legal settlement					960,000,000
Number of similar actions							9
Cash settlement Amount						960,000,000
ERISA Litigation II
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of purported class action complaints																			8
Cash settlement Amount								40,000,000
Canadian Securities Class Action claim
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Damages claimed		500,000,000
Punitive damages claimed		50,000,000
Starr International Litigation
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Percentage of ownership in AIG received by Department of the Treasury											80.00%
Number of purported classes										2
Number of shareholders who have submitted timely and valid requests to opt into the class									286,908
False Claims Act complaint
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of individuals (Relators) seeking to assert claims														2
Damages sought, multiple of damages sustained		3
Number Of Former Subsidiaries												2
Period for which complaint is unsealed													30 days
False Claims Act complaint | FRBNY Credit Facility
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Decrease in the amount owed to the FRBNY												25,000,000,000
Caremark
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of purported class action complaints		2
Damages claimed		3,200,000,000
Use of SSDMF
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Payments for regulatory assessment															11,000,000
Subpoenas from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Cash settlement Amount																35,000,000
Subpoenas from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) | MetLife Inc. (MetLife)
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Cash settlement Amount		50,000,000
Subpoenas from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office (NYDA) | MetLife Inc. (MetLife)
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Cash settlement Amount		$ 10,000,000