FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Changes in Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	$ 46,547	$ 39,353
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	2,462	2,964
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	907	612
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	1,165	2,328
Gross Transfers in, assets	4,797	3,432
Gross Transfers out, assets	11,615	2,142
Balance End of Period	44,263	46,547
Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	298	708
Liabilities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(2,121)	(2,974)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(659)	1,309
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	(1)	14
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(32)	(489)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	21	3
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	40	22
Balance at the End of the Period	(2,794)	(2,121)
Liabilities | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	152	856
Policyholder contract deposits
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(312)	(1,257)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(1,127)	744
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	(54)	(1)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(16)	202
Balance at the End of the Period	(1,509)	(312)
Policyholder contract deposits | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	(218)	104
Derivative liabilities, net
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(1,439)	(1,373)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	374	702
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	53	15
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(53)	(729)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	(49)	1
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	(56)	(53)
Balance at the End of the Period	(1,072)	(1,439)
Derivative liabilities, net | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	355	782
Interest rate contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(100)	732
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(10)	19
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	39	(851)
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	(3)
Balance at the End of the Period	(74)	(100)
Interest rate contracts | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	(10)	35
Foreign exchange contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	2
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(10)
Balance at the End of the Period	(8)
Foreign exchange contracts | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	3
Equity contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	49	47
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	21	74
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(18)	(20)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	(48)	(1)
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	(53)	(53)
Balance at the End of the Period	47	49
Equity contracts | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	13	30
Commodity contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	1		1
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(1)
Balance at the End of the Period			1
Commodity contracts | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	(1)	(1)
Credit contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(1,280)	(1,991)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	263	567
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	39	144
Balance at the End of the Period	(978)	(1,280)
Credit contracts | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	268	711
Other contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(109)	(162)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	99	42
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	53	15
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(103)	(2)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	(1)	2
Balance at the End of the Period	(59)	(109)
Other contracts | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	82	7
Long-term debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(370)	(344)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	94	(137)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	37	38
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	70	2
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	96	75
Balance at the End of the Period	(213)	(370)
Long-term debt | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities	15	(30)
Bonds available for sale
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	30,001	24,152
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1,180	1,089
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	509	380
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	3,092	4,369
Gross Transfers in, assets	4,181	1,699
Gross Transfers out, assets	9,280	1,688
Balance End of Period	29,683	30,001
Bonds available for sale | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1,080	1,024
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income		29
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	233	(175)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	914	403
Gross Transfers in, assets	119
Gross Transfers out, assets	187	201
Balance End of Period	2,159	1,080
Bonds available for sale | Non-U.S. government
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	16	14
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(1)	(1)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	9	3
Gross Transfers in, assets	8	1
Gross Transfers out, assets	3	1
Balance End of Period	30	16
Bonds available for sale | Corporate debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1,255	1,487
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	12	8
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	19	(19)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(257)	(176)
Gross Transfers in, assets	1,363	450
Gross Transfers out, assets	509	495
Balance End of Period	1,883	1,255
Bonds available for sale | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	14,941	11,662
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1,012	867
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	53	466
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	796	1,818
Gross Transfers in, assets	120	186
Gross Transfers out, assets	117	58
Balance End of Period	16,805	14,941
Bonds available for sale | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	5,735	5,124
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	69	24
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	243	100
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	85	375
Gross Transfers in, assets	83	161
Gross Transfers out, assets	3,519	49
Balance End of Period	2,696	5,735
Bonds available for sale | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	6,974	4,841
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	86	161
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(38)	9
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	1,545	1,946
Gross Transfers in, assets	2,488	901
Gross Transfers out, assets	4,945	884
Balance End of Period	6,110	6,974
Other bond securities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	10,615	9,744
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1,132	1,660
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1,849)	(2,036)
Gross Transfers in, assets	446	1,389
Gross Transfers out, assets	1,421	142
Balance End of Period	8,923	10,615
Other bond securities | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	298	708
Other bond securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	937	396
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	40	66
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	97	208
Gross Transfers in, assets	51	267
Gross Transfers out, assets	20
Balance End of Period	1,105	937
Other bond securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(13)	(2)
Other bond securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	844	812
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(6)	67
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(141)	(200)
Gross Transfers in, assets	124	279
Gross Transfers out, assets	452	114
Balance End of Period	369	844
Other bond securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(7)	29
Other bond securities | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	8,834	8,536
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1,098	1,527
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1,805)	(2,044)
Gross Transfers in, assets	271	843
Gross Transfers out, assets	949	28
Balance End of Period	7,449	8,834
Other bond securities | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS) | Trading Revenue
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	318	681
Equity securities available for sale
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1	68
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income		7
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(5)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1)	(69)
Gross Transfers in, assets	3
Gross Transfers out, assets	2
Balance End of Period	1	1
Equity securities available for sale | Common Stock
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1	24
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income		7
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(8)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(1)	(22)
Gross Transfers in, assets	2
Gross Transfers out, assets	1
Balance End of Period	1	1
Equity securities available for sale | Preferred Stock
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period		44
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		3
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net		(47)
Equity securities available for sale | Mutual Funds
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Gross Transfers in, assets	1
Gross Transfers out, assets	1
Other invested assets
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	5,930	5,389
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	150	208
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	398	237
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(83)	64
Gross Transfers in, assets	167	344
Gross Transfers out, assets	912	312
Balance End of Period	$ 5,650	$ 5,930