INCOME TAXES (Details - Income (loss) from continuing operations and income tax expense (benefit)) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)
U.S.									$ 1,950	$ 8,250	$ 8,058
Foreign									1,331	2,251	1,310
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)	$ (2,932)	$ (115)	$ 2,552	$ 3,776	$ 729	$ 3,019	$ 4,480	$ 2,273	3,281	10,501	9,368
Foreign:
Current									391	473	549
Deferred									(95)	154	(442)
U.S.:
Current									429	115	131
Deferred									334	2,185	122
Income tax expense (benefit)									1,059	2,927	360
Reconciliation between actual income tax (benefit) expense and statutory U.S. federal amount computed by applying the federal income tax rate, pre-tax income (loss)
Consolidated total amounts									3,281	10,524	9,518
Amounts attributable to discontinued operations									0	23	150
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)	(2,932)	$ (115)	$ 2,552	$ 3,776	$ 729	$ 3,019	$ 4,480	$ 2,273	3,281	10,501	9,368
Reconciliation between actual income tax (benefit) expense and statutory U.S. federal amount computed by applying the federal income tax rate, tax expense/benefit
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate									1,148	3,683	3,331
Consolidated total amounts									1,059	3,000	426
Amounts attributable to discontinued operations									0	73	66
Income tax expense (benefit)									1,059	2,927	360
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest									(195)	(236)	(298)
Uncertain tax positions									195	(81)	632
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income									(127)	(61)	0
Partial completion of Internal Revenue Service examination									109
Cross Border Financing Transactions									324
Non-deductible transfer pricing charges									97	86	0
Dividends received deduction									(72)	(62)	(75)
Effect of foreign operations									(58)	(68)	(5)
State income taxes									34	39	(21)
Other									(73)	(184)	13
Effect of discontinued operations									0	65	14
Valuation allowance
Continuing operations									110	$ (181)	$ (3,165)
Increase (Decrease) in certain other valuation allowances associated with foreign jurisdictions									$ 110
Reconciliation between actual income tax (benefit) expense and statutory U.S. federal amount computed by applying the federal income tax rate, percentage of pre-tax income (loss)
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate (as a percent)									35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Consolidated total amounts (as a percent)									32.30%	28.50%	4.50%
Amounts attributable to discontinued operations (as a percent)									0.00%	317.40%	44.30%
Adjustments:
Amounts attributable to continuing operations (as a percent)									32.30%	27.90%	3.80%
Tax exempt interest (as a percent)									(5.90%)	(2.20%)	(3.10%)
Uncertain Tax Positions (as a percent)									5.90%	(0.80%)	6.60%
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (as a percent)									(3.90%)	(0.60%)	0.00%
Non-deductible transfer pricing charges (as a percent)									3.00%	0.80%	0.00%
Dividends received deduction (as a percent)									(2.20%)	(0.60%)	(0.80%)
Effect of foreign operations (as a percent)									(1.80%)	(0.60%)	(0.10%)
State income taxes (as a percent)									1.00%	0.40%	(0.20%)
Other (as a percent)									(2.20%)	(1.70%)	0.10%
Effect of discontinued operations (as a percent)									0.00%	0.60%	0.10%
Valuation allowance (as a percent):
Continuing operations (as a percent)									3.40%	(1.70%)	(33.30%)
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries	$ 1,800								$ 1,800
US Life companies capital loss carryforward
Valuation allowance
Continuing operations										$ 209	$ 2,800
Other valuation allowance associated with foreign jurisdictions
Valuation allowance
Continuing operations											$ 396
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Adjustments:
Other										$ 182