INCOME TAXES (Details - Assessment of Deferred Tax Asset (liabilities) Valuation Allowance) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 26, 2009	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
Deferred Tax Assets, Liabilities [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance		$ 49	$ 8	$ (40)	$ 93	$ 20	$ 21	$ 75	$ 65	$ 0
Continuing operations										110	$ (181)	$ (3,165)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to other comprehensive income										1,200
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance related to tax attributes that expired										0
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on a U.S. GAAP basis
Valuation allowance		(3,012)				(1,739)				(3,012)	(1,739)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)		19,957				18,745				19,957	18,745
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax assets		22,969				20,484				22,969	20,484
Net U.S, foreign, state & local deferred tax assets		20,394				19,339				20,394	19,339
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities		(6,577)				(8,856)				(6,577)	(8,856)
Deferred tax asset - U.S. consolidated income tax group
Deferred Tax Assets, Liabilities [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance										17,100
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized related to certain state, local and foreign jurisdictions										266
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on a U.S. GAAP basis
Net U.S. consolidated return group deferred tax assets		24,134				24,543				24,134	24,543
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) in Accumulated other comprehensive income		(2,806)				(5,510)				(2,806)	(5,510)
Valuation allowance		(1,281)				(129)				(1,281)	(129)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)		20,047				18,904				20,047	18,904
Refund of taxes, interest and penalties sought	$ 306
Deferred tax liability - foreign, state and local
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on a U.S. GAAP basis
Valuation allowance		(1,731)				(1,610)				(1,731)	(1,610)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)		347				435				347	435
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax assets		2,078				2,045				2,078	2,045
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities		(437)				(594)				(437)	(594)
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities		$ 90				$ 159				$ 90	$ 159