CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Details - Loss Contingencies) $ in Millions							6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	39 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 22, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2013 individual	Mar. 11, 2013 class	Nov. 29, 2012 USD ($) item	Nov. 21, 2011	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) complaint	Jan. 31, 2009 complaint	Feb. 09, 2015 complaint
Other Commitments
Other Commitments | $							$ 3,000
Chartis U.S.
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Settlement agreement, number of jurisdictions | item					50
Civil penalty paid | $					$ 50
Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of separate proceedings filed								8
Payment for legal settlement | $		$ 960
Starr International Litigation
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of separate proceedings filed | class				2
Damages claimed | $	$ 40,000
Percentage of ownership in AIG received by Department of the Treasury						80.00%
Number of shareholders who have submitted timely and valid requests to opt into the class | individual			286,908
Individual Securities Litigations [Member]
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of funds that are plaintiffs in similar actions									11
Number of actions brought against AIG							9
Number of cases that have been settled							8
Number of claims dismissed							2