INVESTMENTS (Details - Value of other securities measured at fair value based on election of the fair value option) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 12,863	$ 13,361
Other Securities, Percent of Total	100.00%	100.00%
U.S. Government agency backed ABS
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 186	$ 251
Fixed maturity securities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 11,420	$ 12,772
Other Securities, Percent of Total	89.00%	96.00%
Fixed maturity securities | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 2,634	$ 2,802
Other Securities, Percent of Total	21.00%	21.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Non-U.S. governments
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 49	$ 57
Other Securities, Percent of Total	0.00%	1.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Corporate debt
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,707	$ 1,909
Other Securities, Percent of Total	13.00%	14.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 7,030	$ 8,004
Other Securities, Percent of Total	55.00%	60.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,660	$ 1,885
Other Securities, Percent of Total	13.00%	14.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 401	$ 559
Other Securities, Percent of Total	3.00%	4.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset-Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 4,969	$ 5,560
Other Securities, Percent of Total	39.00%	42.00%
Equity securities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,443	$ 589
Other Securities, Percent of Total	11.00%	4.00%