INVESTMENTS (Details - Summary of fair value and gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities aggregated by major investment category and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	$ 53,105	$ 23,825
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	1,955	719
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	10,458	22,344
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	946	1,154
Fair Value, Total	63,563	46,169
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	2,901	1,873
Bonds available for sale
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	52,476	23,457
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	1,902	666
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	10,428	22,278
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	939	1,153
Fair Value, Total	62,904	45,735
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	$ 2,841	1,819
Number of securities in an unrealized loss position | security	11,470
Number of individual securities in continuous unrealized loss position for longer than twelve months | security	1,728
Bonds available for sale | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	$ 431	526
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	8	5
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	128	281
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	6	13
Fair Value, Total	559	807
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	14	18
Bonds available for sale | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	4,954	495
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	147	9
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	315	794
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	25	40
Fair Value, Total	5,269	1,289
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	172	49
Bonds available for sale | Non-U.S. government
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	3,363	1,606
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	113	42
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	743	1,690
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	90	109
Fair Value, Total	4,106	3,296
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	203	151
Bonds available for sale | Corporate debt
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	31,074	12,132
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	1,351	450
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	4,161	11,570
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	533	672
Fair Value, Total	35,235	23,702
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	1,884	1,122
Bonds available for sale | Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	6,478	4,621
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	162	109
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	2,878	3,996
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	171	183
Fair Value, Total	9,356	8,617
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	333	292
Bonds available for sale | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	3,040	220
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	82	1
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	610	2,087
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	27	58
Fair Value, Total	3,650	2,307
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	109	59
Bonds available for sale | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset-Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	3,136	3,857
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	39	50
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	1,593	1,860
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	87	78
Fair Value, Total	4,729	5,717
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	126	128
Equity securities available for sale
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	629	368
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	53	53
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	30	66
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	7	1
Fair Value, Total	659	434
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	$ 60	54
Number of securities in an unrealized loss position | security	160
Equity securities available for sale | Common Stock
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	$ 85	88
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	12	16
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	1	2
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	0	1
Fair Value, Total	86	90
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	12	17
Equity securities available for sale | Preferred Stock
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	0	0
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	0	0
Fair Value, Total	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	0	0
Equity securities available for sale | Mutual Funds
Fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities
Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	544	280
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	41	37
Fair Value, 12 Months or More	29	64
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or More	7	0
Fair Value, Total	573	344
Gross Unrealized Losses, Total	$ 48	$ 37