FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Changes in Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	$ 44,263	$ 46,547
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	875	740
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(482)	436
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	166	978
Gross Transfers in, assets	699	799
Gross Transfers out, assets	(362)	(1,184)
Balance End of Period	45,159	48,316
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(72)
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		196
Policyholder contract deposits
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(1,509)	(312)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(275)	(474)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	(8)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(51)	29
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	(1,835)	(765)
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	(50)	(82)
Interest rate contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(74)	(100)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(4)	(6)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	9	8
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	(69)	(98)
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	(4)	(1)
Foreign exchange contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(8)	0
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(1)	0
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	(8)	0
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	1	0
Equity contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	47	49
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	8	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	11	(5)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	47
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	66	88
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	5	(6)
Commodity contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	0	1
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	0	0
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	0	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	0	0
Credit contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(978)	(1,280)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	147	80
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	40	15
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	(791)	(1,185)
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	28	94
Other contracts
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(59)	(109)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	14	16
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	2	(1)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	(16)	(15)
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	0
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
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	14	12
Derivative liabilities, net
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(1,072)	(1,439)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	166	87
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	2	(1)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	43	3
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	47
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	0
Balance at the End of the Period	(861)	(1,303)
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	44	99
Long-term debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(213)	(370)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	15	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	12	19
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	(70)
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	(21)
Balance at the End of the Period	(186)	(403)
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	19	7
Liabilities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance at the Beginning of the Period	(2,794)	(2,121)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(94)	(390)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	2	(9)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net	4	51
Gross Transfers in, liabilities	0	(23)
Gross Transfers out, liabilities	0	(21)
Balance at the End of the Period	(2,882)	(2,471)
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	13	24
Bonds available for sale
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	29,683	30,001
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	316	281
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	29	382
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	794	1,367
Gross Transfers in, assets	44	714
Gross Transfers out, assets	(257)	(756)
Balance End of Period	30,609	31,989
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	2,159	1,080
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	1	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	45	117
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	65	846
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(14)	(1)
Balance End of Period	2,256	2,042
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	30	16
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	(1)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	4	2
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	34	17
Bonds available for sale | Corporate debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1,883	1,255
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	(3)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	17	20
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(61)	4
Gross Transfers in, assets	44	648
Gross Transfers out, assets	(56)	(109)
Balance End of Period	1,827	1,815
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	16,805	14,941
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	258	244
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(72)	133
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	354	557
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	(111)
Balance End of Period	17,345	15,764
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	2,696	5,735
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	24	6
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	10	111
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	30	(50)
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(66)	(61)
Balance End of Period	2,694	5,741
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	6,110	6,974
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	33	34
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	29	2
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	402	8
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	66
Gross Transfers out, assets	(121)	(474)
Balance End of Period	6,453	6,610
Other Bond securities
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	8,923	10,615
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	113	380
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(134)	(438)
Gross Transfers in, assets	626	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(105)	(220)
Balance End of Period	9,423	10,337
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(69)
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		196
Other Bond securities | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	0
Other Bond securities | Non-U.S. government
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	0
Other Bond securities | Corporate debt
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	0
Gross Transfers in, assets	16
Balance End of Period	16
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	1,105	937
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	(19)	28
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	204	104
Gross Transfers in, assets	29	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(31)	0
Balance End of Period	1,288	1,069
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(31)	16
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		16
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	369	844
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	17
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(100)	(91)
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	0
Balance End of Period	269	770
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	2	14
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		14
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	7,449	8,834
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	132	335
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(238)	(451)
Gross Transfers in, assets	581	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	(74)	(220)
Balance End of Period	7,850	8,498
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	(40)	166
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		166
Equity securities available for sale
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	1	1
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	0
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	(1)
Balance End of Period	1	0
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	1
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	0
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	0	0
Gross Transfers in, assets	0	0
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	(1)
Balance End of Period	1	0
Other invested assets
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period	5,650	5,930
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	446	79
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(511)	54
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	(494)	49
Gross Transfers in, assets	7	85
Gross Transfers out, assets	0	(207)
Balance End of Period	5,098	5,990
Mortgage and other loans receivable
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Balance Beginning of Period			6
Balance End of Period	6		6
Equity securities trading
Fair value assets and liabilities measured on recurring basis, unobservable input reconciliation calculation
Gross Transfers in, assets	22
Balance End of Period	22
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	$ (3)