REINSURANCE (Details - Long-Duration Reinsurance) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 07, 2014 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Premiums earned:
Reinsurance recoveries, which reduced policyholder benefits and claims incurred						$ 17,231
Letters of credit
Letter of credit outstanding		$ 140
New letter of credit
Letters of credit
Letters of credit obtained on a bilateral basis related to long-duration intercompany reinsurance transactions					$ 450
Number of new bilateral letters of credit | item					2
Long-duration insurance in force
Premiums earned:
Reinsurance recoveries, which reduced policyholder benefits and claims incurred		1,000	$ 1,000	$ 731
Life insurance ratios
Long-duration insurance in force ceded		$ 174,363	$ 177,025	$ 180,178
Assumed insurance as a percentage of gross long-duration insurance in force		0.03%	0.04%	0.04%
Assumed insurance as a percent of gross premiums		3.00%	0.10%	0.50%
Life insurance companies
Premiums earned:
Direct		$ 4,732	$ 5,240	$ 4,070
Ceded		(789)	(756)	(661)
Net		3,943	$ 4,484	$ 3,409
Letters of credit
Ceded Statutory Reserves	$ 5,000	$ 14,000