INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT (Details - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ (968)	$ 388
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	16,242	15,229
Purchase of investments	(15,802)	(13,109)
Loans to subsidiaries - net	0	0
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	0	0
Net change in restricted cash	(59)	(47)
Net change in short-term investments	(577)	(804)
Other, net	581	(955)
Net cash provided by investing activities	385	314
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	3,289	2,585
Repayments of long-term debt	(958)	(1,893)
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Purchase of Common Stock	(3,486)	(1,398)
Intercompany loans - net		0
Cash dividends paid	(363)	(170)
Other, net	1,971	272
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	453	(604)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	(33)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(130)	65
Cash at beginning of year	1,629	1,758
Reclassification to assets held for sale	0	0
Cash at end of year	1,499	1,823
Interest:
Third party	(362)	(307)
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(39)	(140)
Intercompany	0	0
AIG (As Guarantor)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,483	1,111
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	392	505
Purchase of investments	(322)	(897)
Loans to subsidiaries - net	880	1,091
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	644	(70)
Net change in restricted cash	0	0
Net change in short-term investments	(1,022)	(1,035)
Other, net	(127)	0
Net cash provided by investing activities	445	(406)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	2,986	2,342
Repayments of long-term debt	(710)	(977)
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Purchase of Common Stock	(3,486)	(1,398)
Intercompany loans - net	(180)	(394)
Cash dividends paid	(363)	(170)
Other, net	(173)	(69)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,926)	(666)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash	2	39
Cash at beginning of year	34	26
Cash at end of year	36	65
Interest:
Third party	(285)	(240)
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(1)	(1)
Intercompany	182	291
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
Return of capital and dividend received in the form of other bonds securities	697	140
Other capital contributions - net	2,904	111
AIGLH
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	97	284
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	0	0
Purchase of investments	0	0
Loans to subsidiaries - net	0	0
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	0	0
Net change in restricted cash	0	0
Net change in short-term investments	0	0
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	(26)	0
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Purchase of Common Stock	0	0
Intercompany loans - net	(3)	0
Cash dividends paid	(177)	(367)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(206)	(367)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(109)	(83)
Cash at beginning of year	116	91
Reclassification to assets held for sale	0
Cash at end of year	7	8
Interest:
Third party	(24)	(27)
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(1,481)	2,257
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	17,004	15,995
Purchase of investments	(16,634)	(13,483)
Loans to subsidiaries - net	180	395
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	0	0
Net change in restricted cash	(59)	(47)
Net change in short-term investments	445	231
Other, net	708	(955)
Net cash provided by investing activities	1,644	2,136
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	303	243
Repayments of long-term debt	(222)	(916)
Proceeds from drawdown on the Department of the Treasury Commitment		0
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Purchase of Common Stock	0	0
Intercompany loans - net	(877)	(1,092)
Cash dividends paid	(890)	(2,897)
Other, net	1,500	411
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(186)	(4,251)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	(33)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(23)	109
Cash at beginning of year	1,479	1,641
Reclassification to assets held for sale	0	0
Cash at end of year	1,456	1,750
Interest:
Third party	(53)	(40)
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(38)	(139)
Intercompany	(182)	(291)
Reclassifications and Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(1,067)	(3,264)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	(1,154)	(1,271)
Purchase of investments	1,154	1,271
Loans to subsidiaries - net	(1,060)	(1,486)
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	(644)	70
Net cash provided by investing activities	(1,704)	(1,416)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	0
Proceeds from drawdown on the Department of the Treasury Commitment		0
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Intercompany loans - net	1,060	1,486
Cash dividends paid	1,067	3,264
Other, net	644	(70)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,771	4,680
Interest:
Third party	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities		0
Intercompany	$ 0	$ 0