Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Parent Company Only (Details - Statements of Income) - 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
Revenues:
Net realized capital gains (losses)									$ 776	$ 739	$ 1,939
Other income									4,088	6,117	6,866
Expenses
Interest expense									1,281	1,718	2,142
Net losses on extinguishment of debt	$ 0	$ 346	$ 342	$ 68	$ 1,268	$ 742	$ 34	$ 238	756	2,282	651
Income 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
Income tax expense (benefit)									1,059	2,927	360
Net income (loss) attributable to AIG from continuing operations									2,196	7,579	9,001
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	(17)	16	1	(35)	2	30	(47)	0	(50)	84
Net income attributable to AIG	$ (1,841)	$ (231)	$ 1,800	$ 2,468	$ 655	$ 2,192	$ 3,073	$ 1,609	2,196	7,529	9,085
Parent Company [Member]
Revenues:
Equity in undistributed net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries									(2,929)	(5,573)	(2,226)
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries									6,883	15,023	9,864
Interest income									342	305	387
Net realized capital gains (losses)									(587)	8	169
Other income									333	1,345	931
Expenses
Interest expense									1,049	1,507	1,938
Net losses on extinguishment of debt									703	2,248	580
Other expenses									1,178	1,546	1,520
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)									1,112	5,807	5,087
Income tax expense (benefit)									(1,086)	(1,735)	(4,012)
Net income (loss) attributable to AIG from continuing operations									2,198	7,542	9,099
Income (loss) from discontinued operations									(2)	(13)	(14)
Net income attributable to AIG									$ 2,196	$ 7,529	$ 9,085