INSURANCE LIABILITIES (Details - Discounting of Reserves) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Discounting of Reserves [Line Items]
Tabular Discount Rate	3.50%
U.S. Workers' compensation	$ 3,588		$ 3,383
Retroactive Reinsurance	(1,667)		(1,539)
Total reserve discount	1,921		1,844
Current accident year	19	$ 32
Accretion and other adjustments to prior year discount	27	(64)
Effect of interest rate changes	159	57
Net reserve discount (benefit) charge	205	25
Change in discount on loss reserves ceded under retroactive reinsurance	(128)	(1,655)
Net change in total reserve discount	77	(1,630)
U.S. Workers Compensation
Discounting of Reserves [Line Items]
Workers Compensation Tabular Discount Amount	622
Workers Compensation Non Tabular Discount Amount			1,300
North America Commerical Insurance
Discounting of Reserves [Line Items]
U.S. Workers' compensation	2,652		2,465
Retroactive Reinsurance	(1,667)		(1,539)
Total reserve discount	985		926
Current accident year	19	32
Accretion and other adjustments to prior year discount	45	(48)
Effect of interest rate changes	123	39
Net reserve discount (benefit) charge	187	23
Change in discount on loss reserves ceded under retroactive reinsurance	(128)	(1,655)
Net change in total reserve discount	59	(1,632)
Legacy General Insrance Run-Off Lines
Discounting of Reserves [Line Items]
U.S. Workers' compensation	936		918
Retroactive Reinsurance	0		0
Total reserve discount	936		$ 918
Current accident year	0	0
Accretion and other adjustments to prior year discount	(18)	(16)
Effect of interest rate changes	36	18
Net reserve discount (benefit) charge	18	2
Change in discount on loss reserves ceded under retroactive reinsurance	0	0
Net change in total reserve discount	$ 18	2
New York | U.S. Workers Compensation
Discounting of Reserves [Line Items]
Nontabular discount rate	5.00%
Pennsylvania | U.S. Workers Compensation
Discounting of Reserves [Line Items]
Nontabular discount rate	6.00%
United Kingdom
Discounting of Reserves [Line Items]
Net reserve discount (benefit) charge	$ 177	173
Net change in total reserve discount	$ (5)	$ (1)