EQUITY (Details - Share repurchases) (USD $)	0 Months Ended					12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended								20 Months Ended
	Dec. 18, 2014	Sep. 25, 2014	Jun. 24, 2014	Mar. 25, 2014	Aug. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2015 item	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	May 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Rollforward of preferred stock
Dividend paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.125	$ 0.125
Common stock authorized to be repurchased					$ 1,000,000,000
Aggregate purchase price of repurchased shares						597,000,000
Share Issuances and Repurchases
Interest ownership by the Department of the Treasury before stock offering and sale (as a percent)									92.00%
Common stock owned by the Department of the Treasury before public offering (in shares)									1,700,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares)						88,177,903	12,317,399	421,228,855
Shares repurchased						4,698,000,000	597,000,000	13,000,000,000
Common stock issued by the Department of the Treasury (in shares)						1,375,926,971	1,464,063,323	1,476,321,935			1,476,321,935						1,476,321,935	1,896,821,482
Equity Units
Common stock issued in connection with settlement of the stock purchase contract portion of the Equity Units (in shares)						1,906,671,492	1,906,645,689
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Equity Units
Amount paid to financial institution						3,100,000,000
AIG
Share Issuances and Repurchases
Proceeds from sale of common stock by the Department of the Treasury									0
Common stock issued by the Department of the Treasury (in shares)									0
AIG | Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Equity Units
Number of accelerated stock repurchase (ASR) agreements with third-party financial institutions										5
Common Stock
Rollforward of preferred stock
Common stock authorized to be repurchased						4,500,000,000
Aggregate purchase price of repurchased shares						4,900,000,000
Share Issuances and Repurchases
Initial public offering price (in dollars per share)								$ 32.5			$ 32.5	$ 32.5	$ 30.5	$ 30.5	$ 29		$ 32.5
Common stock sold by the Department of the Treasury (in shares)											234,169,156	636,923,075	188,524,590	188,524,589	206,896,552		1,455,037,962
Proceeds from sale of common stock by the Department of the Treasury											7,610,000,000	20,700,000,000	5,750,000,000	5,750,000,000	6,000,000,000		45,810,000,000
Shares repurchased								0
Aggregate purchase amount																0
Equity Units
Common stock issued in connection with settlement of the stock purchase contract portion of the Equity Units (in shares)						1,906,671,492	1,906,645,689	1,906,611,680			1,906,611,680						1,906,611,680	1,906,568,099
Common Stock | Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Equity Units
Percentage of share repurchased during share repurchase agreement						70.00%
Number of shares received from financial institution						53,000,000
Partial receipt of shares under an ASR agreement						9,200,000
Additional shares received from financial institution										3,500,000,000
Treasury Stock
Share Issuances and Repurchases
Shares repurchased (in shares)						88,177,903	12,317,399	421,228,855				153,846,153	98,360,656	65,573,770	103,448,276
Shares repurchased						4,698,000,000	597,000,000	13,000,000,000				5,000,000,000	3,000,000,000	2,000,000,000	3,000,000,000
Equity Units
Common stock issued in connection with settlement of the stock purchase contract portion of the Equity Units (in shares)						530,744,521	442,582,366	430,289,745			430,289,745						430,289,745	9,746,617
Equity Units
Equity Units
Number of series of debentures remarketed								3
Cash per equity unit exchange under stock purchase contract (in dollars per share)								$ 0
Retirement of debentures								$ 0
Common stock issued in connection with settlement of the stock purchase contract portion of the Equity Units (in shares)								0			0						0