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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2015
Feb. 12, 2015
Subsequent events        
Cash dividend declared per common share (in dollars per share) $ 0.125us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.125us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared    
Common Stock        
Subsequent events        
Common stock authorized to be repurchased remaining amount $ 1,100,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
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Increase in aggregate repurchase authorization purchase amount       2,500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Subsequent event | Common Stock        
Subsequent events        
Cash dividend declared per common share (in dollars per share)     $ 0.125us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Common stock authorized to be repurchased remaining amount     3,800,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
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Increase in aggregate repurchase authorization purchase amount     3,500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Subsequent event | Junior Subordinated Debentures        
Subsequent events        
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued     1,250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Repurchased face amount     915,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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= aig_JuniorSubordinatedDebenturesMember
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Subsequent event | Senior notes and debentures        
Subsequent events        
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued     66,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Repurchased face amount     $ 61,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
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