Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Parent Company Only (Details - Statements of Cash Flows) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 2,877	$ 5,007	$ 5,865
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from divested businesses, net	0	2,348	0
Purchase of investments	65,265	(58,110)	(77,887)
Net change in restricted cash	1,457	(1,447)	1,244
Net change in short-term investments	1,163	8,760	7,842
Contributions to subsidiaries - net	0	0
Payments received on mortgages and other loan receivables	5,104	3,856	3,420
Loans to subsidiaries - net	0	0
Other, net	(1,509)	(1,023)	(1,194)
Net cash provided by investing activities	8,462	14,284	7,099
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	6,867	6,687	5,235
Repayments of long-term debt	(9,805)	(16,160)	(14,197)
Cash dividends paid	(1,028)	(712)	(294)
Purchase of Common Stock	(10,691)	(4,902)	(597)
Other, net	(818)	6,420	1,358
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(11,429)	(19,788)	(11,758)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(129)	(571)	1,114
Cash at beginning of year	1,758	2,241	1,151
Cash at end of year	1,629	1,758	2,241
Interest:
Third party	(1,368)	(3,367)	(3,856)
Intercompany	0	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(511)	(737)	(796)
Intercompany	0	0	0
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,443	9,316	6,422
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales and maturities of investments	7,609	2,996	1,074
Proceeds from divested businesses, net	0
Purchase of investments	(1,881)	(1,051)	(5,506)
Net change in restricted cash	0	(501)	493
Net change in short-term investments	2,300	5,792	2,361
Contributions to subsidiaries - net	565	(148)	(2,081)
Payments received on mortgages and other loan receivables	158	40	351
Loans to subsidiaries - net	(83)	446	3,660
Other, net	(175)	(141)	130
Net cash provided by investing activities	8,493	7,433	482
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	5,540	3,247	2,015
Repayments of long-term debt	(6,504)	(14,468)	(7,439)
Proceeds from drawdown on the Department of the Treasury Commitment	0	0	0
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0	0
Cash dividends paid	(1,028)	(712)	(294)
Loans from subsidiaries - net	(201)	110	(123)
Purchase of Common Stock	(10,691)	(4,902)	(597)
Other, net	(44)	(28)	(517)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(12,928)	(16,753)	(6,955)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	8	(4)	(51)
Cash at beginning of year	26	30	81
Cash at end of year	34	26	30
Interest:
Third party	(1,030)	(1,624)	(1,963)
Intercompany	0	5	(12)
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(11)	(18)	(161)
Intercompany	829	1,172	288
Non-cash investing/financing activities:
Capital contributions in the form of available for sale securities			0
Capital contributions to subsidiaries through forgiveness of loans		0	341
Other capital contributions - net	494	2,457	523
Return of capital	0	4,836	0
Return of capital and dividend received in the form of cancellation of intercompany loan			0
Return of capital and dividend received in the form of other bonds securities	$ 2,326	3,088	0
Payment of accrued compounded interest of FRBNY Credit Facility			$ 0
AIG Capital Corporation [Member]
Non-cash investing/financing activities:
Return of capital		$ 4,800