FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	$ 235,289		$ 235,289		$ 241,537
Other bond securities	13,478		13,478		13,998
Equity securities available for sale	1,605		1,605		2,078
Other equity securities	506		506		482
Other invested assets	6,600		6,600		6,946
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	3,886		3,886		3,977
Derivative assets, Counterparty netting	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Derivative assets, Cash collateral	(1,625)		(1,625)		(903)
Short-term investments, portion measured at fair value	3,405		3,405		3,341
Separate account assets, at fair value	87,090		87,090		82,972
Other assets	996		996		1,809
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	3,531		3,531		3,058
Other policyholder funds	4,613		4,613		3,989
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	3,453		3,453		4,802
Derivative liabilities, Counterparty netting	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Derivative liabilities, Cash collateral	(1,074)		(1,074)		(1,521)
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	3,085		3,085		3,428
Other liabilities	1,854		1,854		2,016
U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Assets transferred from Level 1 to Level 2	50	$ 16	113	$ 16
Non-U.S. government
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Assets transferred from Level 1 to Level 2	0	229	53	312
Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Assets transferred from Level 1 to Level 2	126		126
Recurring Basis
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Assets transferred from Level 2 to Level 1	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Recurring Basis | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	407		407		115
Other bond securities	359		359		0
Equity securities available for sale	1,066		1,066		2,068
Other equity securities	506		506		482
Mortgage and other loans receivable	0		0
Other invested assets	0		0		0
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	273		273		188
Short-term investments, portion measured at fair value	2,596		2,596		2,660
Separate account assets, at fair value	82,031		82,031		77,318
Other assets	0		0
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total	87,238		87,238		82,831
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	0		0		0
Other policyholder funds	0		0		5
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	42		42		12
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	0		0		0
Other liabilities	380		380		0
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total	422		422		17
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	4		4		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1		1		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Equity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	269		269		188
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	41		41		12
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Credit contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Other contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	1		1		63
Other bond securities	359		359		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	0		0		0
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Non-U.S. government
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	406		406		52
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Corporate debt
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	0		0		0
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	0		0		0
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	0		0		0
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	0		0		0
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Common Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	977		977		1,056
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	19		19		752
Recurring Basis | Level 1 | Mutual Funds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	70		70		260
Recurring Basis | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	205,920		205,920		211,451
Other bond securities	6,281		6,281		6,518
Equity securities available for sale	532		532		10
Other equity securities	0		0		0
Mortgage and other loans receivable	0		0
Other invested assets	2		2		1
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	3,526		3,526		3,713
Short-term investments, portion measured at fair value	809		809		681
Separate account assets, at fair value	5,059		5,059		5,654
Other assets	0		0		0
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total	222,129		222,129		228,028
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	13		13		25
Other policyholder funds	0		0		0
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	3,073		3,073		4,405
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	3,024		3,024		3,357
Other liabilities	360		360		0
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total	6,470		6,470		7,787
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2,355		2,355		2,328
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,870		1,870		3,039
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	974		974		1,320
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,201		1,201		1,358
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Equity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	197		197		59
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	2		2		7
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Credit contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Other contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		6
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		1
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	2,355		2,355		1,929
Other bond securities	2,821		2,821		2,939
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	17,437		17,437		22,732
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Non-U.S. government
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	14,721		14,721		14,466
Other bond securities	54		54		51
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Corporate debt
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	131,118		131,118		131,047
Other bond securities	1,820		1,820		1,755
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	19,673		19,673		20,468
Other bond securities	457		457		420
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	12,428		12,428		12,231
Other bond securities	410		410		448
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	8,188		8,188		8,578
Other bond securities	719		719		905
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Common Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	0		0		9
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	529		529		0
Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Mutual Funds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	3		3		1
Recurring Basis | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	28,962		28,962		29,971
Other bond securities	6,838		6,838		7,480
Equity securities available for sale	7		7		0
Other equity securities	0		0		0
Mortgage and other loans receivable	5		5		11
Other invested assets	225		225		204
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	87		87		76
Short-term investments, portion measured at fair value	0		0		0
Separate account assets, at fair value	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total	36,124		36,124		37,742
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	3,518		3,518		3,033
Other policyholder funds	0		0		0
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	338		338		385
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	61		61		71
Other liabilities	0		0		0
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total	3,917		3,917		3,489
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	30		30		38
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	7		7		11
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Equity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	63		63		58
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Credit contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2		2		2
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	295		295		331
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Other contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	22		22		16
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	6		6		5
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	0		0		0
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	2,285		2,285		2,040
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Non-U.S. government
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	12		12		17
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Corporate debt
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	932		932		1,133
Other bond securities	28		28		17
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	16,393		16,393		16,906
Other bond securities	1,510		1,510		1,605
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	735		735		2,040
Other bond securities	66		66		155
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	8,605		8,605		7,835
Other bond securities	5,234		5,234		5,703
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Common Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	7		7		0
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Level 3 | Mutual Funds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Counterparty Netting
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Other bond securities	0		0
Equity securities available for sale	0		0
Other equity securities	0		0
Other invested assets	0		0
Derivative assets, Counterparty netting	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Separate account assets, at fair value	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	0		0
Derivative liabilities, Counterparty netting	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	0		0
Other liabilities	0		0
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Recurring Basis | Counterparty Netting | Counterparty netting and cash collateral
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, Counterparty netting	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liabilities, Counterparty netting	(1,265)		(1,265)		(1,265)
Recurring Basis | Cash Collateral
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Other bond securities	0		0
Equity securities available for sale	0		0
Other equity securities	0		0
Other invested assets	0		0
Derivative assets, Cash collateral	(1,625)		(1,625)		(903)
Separate account assets, at fair value	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total	(1,625)		(1,625)		(903)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	0		0
Derivative liabilities, Cash collateral	(1,074)		(1,074)		(1,521)
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	0		0
Other liabilities	0		0
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total	(1,074)		(1,074)		(1,521)
Recurring Basis | Cash Collateral | Counterparty netting and cash collateral
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative assets, Cash collateral	(1,625)		(1,625)		(903)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative liabilities, Cash collateral	(1,074)		(1,074)		(1,521)
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	235,289		235,289		241,537
Other bond securities	13,478		13,478		13,998
Equity securities available for sale	1,605		1,605		2,078
Other equity securities	506		506		482
Mortgage and other loans receivable	5		5		11
Other invested assets	227		227		205
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	996		996		1,809
Short-term investments, portion measured at fair value	3,405		3,405		3,341
Separate account assets, at fair value	87,090		87,090		82,972
Other assets					0
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis, total	342,601		342,601		346,433
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Policyholder contract deposits, portion measured at fair value	3,531		3,531		3,058
Other policyholder funds	0		0		5
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,114		1,114		2,016
Long-term debt, portion measured at fair value	3,085		3,085		3,428
Other liabilities	740		740		0
Fair value liabilities measured on recurring basis, total	8,470		8,470		8,507
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2,359		2,359		2,328
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,901		1,901		3,077
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	974		974		1,320
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,208		1,208		1,369
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Equity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	529		529		305
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	43		43		19
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Commodity contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0		0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Credit contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2		2		2
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	295		295		331
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Other contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	22		22		22
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	6		6		6
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Counterparty netting and cash collateral
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Assets, Fair Value	(2,890)		(2,890)		(2,168)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	(2,339)		(2,339)		(2,786)
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	2,356		2,356		1,992
Other bond securities	3,180		3,180		2,939
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	19,722		19,722		24,772
Other bond securities	0		0		0
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Non-U.S. government
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	15,139		15,139		14,535
Other bond securities	54		54		51
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Corporate debt
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	132,050		132,050		132,180
Other bond securities	1,848		1,848		1,772
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	36,066		36,066		37,374
Other bond securities	1,967		1,967		2,025
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	13,163		13,163		14,271
Other bond securities	476		476		603
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Bonds available for sale	16,793		16,793		16,413
Other bond securities	5,953		5,953		6,608
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Common Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	984		984		1,065
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	548		548		752
Recurring Basis | Total Fair Value | Mutual Funds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
Equity securities available for sale	$ 73		$ 73		$ 261