Supplementary Disclosure of Consolidated Cash Flow Information (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$ 3,056	[1]	$ 7,952	[1]
Taxes	403		643
Non-cash financing/investing activities:
Interest credited to policyholder contract deposits included in financing activities	$ 3,375		$ 3,602

[1] 2011 includes payment of accrued compounded interest of $4.7 billion under the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008, as amended between AIG and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the FRBNY and, such credit agreement, the FRBNY Credit Facility), before the facility was terminated on January 14, 2011 in connection with the series of integrated transactions to recapitalize AIG (the Recapitalization) with the Department of the Treasury, the FRBNY and the AIG Credit Facility Trust, including the repayment of all amounts owed under the FRBNY Credit Facility.