FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Quantitative Information About Level 3 Fair Value Measurements - Liabilities) - Level 3 - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Policyholder contract deposits
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Fair value	$ 0
GMWB
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Fair value	$ 434	$ 890
GMWB | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
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Equity implied volatility	6.00%	6.00%
Base lapse rates	1.00%	1.00%
Dynamic lapse rates	0.20%	0.20%
Mortality rates	0.10%	0.10%
Utilization rates	0.50%	0.50%
GMWB | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
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Equity implied volatility	39.00%	39.00%
Base lapse rates	40.00%	40.00%
Dynamic lapse rates	60.00%	60.00%
Mortality rates	35.00%	35.00%
Utilization rates	30.00%	30.00%
Index Annuities
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Fair value	$ 461	$ 294
Index Annuities | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
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Mortality rates	0.02%	0.02%
Lapse rates	0.75%	0.75%
Index Annuities | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
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Mortality rates	44.06%	44.06%
Lapse rates	66.00%	66.00%
Index Life
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Fair value	$ 285	$ 259
Index Life | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
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Equity implied volatility	10.00%	10.00%
Base lapse rates	2.00%	2.00%
Mortality rates	0.00%	0.00%
Index Life | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
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Equity implied volatility	25.00%	25.00%
Base lapse rates	19.00%	19.00%
Mortality rates	20.00%	20.00%
Derivative Liabilities - Credit contracts
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Fair value	$ 299	$ 791
Derivative Liabilities - Credit contracts | BET | Minimum
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Recovery rates	8.00%	5.00%
Diversity score	9	0.08
Weighted average life	4 years 6 months 4 days	2 years 8 months 1 day
Derivative Liabilities - Credit contracts | BET | Maximum
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Recovery rates	23.00%	23.00%
Diversity score	10	0.25
Weighted average life	8 years 5 months 8 days	10 years 5 months 26 days
Derivative Liabilities - Credit contracts | BET | Weighted-average
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Recovery rates	13.00%	13.00%
Diversity score	10	0.13
Weighted average life	7 years 22 days	4 years 7 months 24 days