INCOME TAXES (Details - Assessment of Deferred Tax Asset (liabilities) Valuation Allowance) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 26, 2009
Deferred Tax Assets, Liabilities [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance	$ 20,000,000	$ 21,000,000	$ 75,000,000	$ 65,000,000	$ 741,000,000	$ 1,154,000,000	$ 509,000,000	$ 761,000,000	$ 1,800,000,000
Continuing operations									(181,000,000)	(3,165,000,000)	(1,907,000,000)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to other comprehensive income									1,600,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance related to capital loss carryforward that expired in 2013									314,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance related to tax attributes that expired									0
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on a U.S. GAAP basis
Valuation allowance	(1,739,000,000)				(3,596,000,000)				(1,739,000,000)	(3,596,000,000)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	18,745,000,000				21,193,000,000				18,745,000,000	21,193,000,000
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax assets	20,484,000,000				24,789,000,000				20,484,000,000	24,789,000,000
Net U.S, foreign, state & local deferred tax assets	19,339,000,000				21,925,000,000				19,339,000,000	21,925,000,000
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities	(8,550,000,000)				(10,014,000,000)				(8,550,000,000)	(10,014,000,000)
Deferred tax asset - U.S. consolidated income tax group
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on a U.S. GAAP basis
Net U.S. consolidated return group deferred tax assets	24,543,000,000				26,296,000,000				24,543,000,000	26,296,000,000
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) in Other comprehensive income	(5,510,000,000)				(3,337,000,000)				(5,510,000,000)	(3,337,000,000)
Valuation allowance	(129,000,000)				(1,650,000,000)				(129,000,000)	(1,650,000,000)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	18,904,000,000				21,309,000,000				18,904,000,000	21,309,000,000
Refund of taxes, interest and penalties sought												306,000,000
Deferred tax liability - foreign, state and local
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on a U.S. GAAP basis
Valuation allowance	(1,610,000,000)				(1,947,000,000)				(1,610,000,000)	(1,947,000,000)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	435,000,000				616,000,000				435,000,000	616,000,000
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax assets	2,045,000,000				2,563,000,000				2,045,000,000	2,563,000,000
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities	(594,000,000)				(732,000,000)				(594,000,000)	(732,000,000)
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities	$ 159,000,000				$ 116,000,000				$ 159,000,000	$ 116,000,000