INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT (Details - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	$ 571	$ 493
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	34,787	39,006
Purchase of investments	(34,637)	(30,983)
Loans to subsidiaries - net	0	0
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	0	0
Net change in restricted cash	(78)	1,462
Net change in short-term investments	(1,755)	(2,693)
Other, net	1,419	(1,506)
Net cash provided by investing activities	(264)	5,286
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	6,688	2,774
Repayments of long-term debt	(2,919)	(3,701)
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Purchase of Common Stock	(6,248)	(3,743)
Intercompany loans - net		0
Cash dividends paid	(713)	(335)
Other, net	3,002	(561)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(190)	(5,566)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	38	(34)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	155	179
Cash at beginning of year	1,629	1,758
Reclassification to assets held for sale	0	0
Cash at end of year	1,784	1,937
Interest:
Third party	(650)	(760)
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(117)	(338)
Intercompany	0	0
AIG (As Guarantor)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,734	2,230
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	1,944	4,703
Purchase of investments	(606)	(942)
Loans to subsidiaries - net	1,050	189
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	880	0
Net change in restricted cash	0	0
Net change in short-term investments	(733)	(2,093)
Other, net	(298)	(65)
Net cash provided by investing activities	2,237	1,792
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	3,832	2,342
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,421)	(2,016)
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Purchase of Common Stock	(6,248)	(3,743)
Intercompany loans - net	(180)	(130)
Cash dividends paid	(713)	(335)
Other, net	(263)	(75)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,993)	(3,957)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(22)	65
Cash at beginning of year	34	26
Cash at end of year	12	91
Interest:
Third party	(515)	(585)
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(7)	(6)
Intercompany	629	1,249
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
Return of capital	1	0
Return of capital and dividend received in the form of other bonds securities	1,790	1,551
Other capital contributions - net	2,915	111
Consideration received from sale of shares	440	0
AIGLH
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	680	527
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	(63)	114
Issuance of Common Stock	0	0
Purchase of Common Stock	0	0
Intercompany loans - net	(3)	0
Cash dividends paid	(724)	(500)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(790)	(614)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(110)	(87)
Cash at beginning of year	116	91
Reclassification to assets held for sale	0
Cash at end of year	6	4
Interest:
Third party	(27)	(32)
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	(1,022)	2,581
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	39,689	36,970
Purchase of investments	(40,877)	(32,708)
Loans to subsidiaries - net	180	130
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	0	0
Net change in restricted cash	(78)	1,462
Net change in short-term investments	(1,022)	(600)
Other, net	1,717	(1,441)
Net cash provided by investing activities	(391)	3,813
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of long-term debt	2,856	432
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,435)	(1,571)
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	(1,047)	(189)
Cash dividends paid	(1,097)	(4,345)
Other, net	2,385	(486)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,662	(6,159)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	38	(34)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	287	201
Cash at beginning of year	1,479	1,641
Reclassification to assets held for sale	0	0
Cash at end of year	1,766	1,842
Interest:
Third party	(108)	(143)
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities	(110)	(332)
Intercompany	(629)	(1,249)
Aer Cap
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
Consideration received from sale of shares		500
Reclassifications and Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by operating activities	(1,821)	(4,845)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Sales of investments	(6,846)	(2,667)
Purchase of investments	6,846	2,667
Loans to subsidiaries - net	(1,230)	(319)
Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net	(880)	0
Net cash provided by investing activities	(2,110)	(319)
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	1,230	319
Cash dividends paid	1,821	4,845
Other, net	880	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,931	5,164
Interest:
Third party	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Taxes:
Income tax authorities		0
Intercompany	$ 0	$ 0