INVESTMENTS (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	$ 25,246	$ 24,489
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	100.00%	100.00%
U.S. Government agency backed ABS
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	900
Fixed maturity securities
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	24,584	24,364
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	98.00%	99.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| U.S. government and government sponsored entities
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	6,794	6,462
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	27.00%	26.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Obligations of states, territories and political subdivisions
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value		257
Trading Securities, Percent of Total		1.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Non-U.S. government
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	2	35
Fixed maturity securities \| Corporate debt
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	1,320	816
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	5.00%	3.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Mortgage backed, asset backed and collateralized
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	16,460	9,809
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	66.00%	41.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	1,727	1,648
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	7.00%	7.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	2,236	1,837
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	9.00%	8.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	12,497	6,324
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	50.00%	26.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Maiden Lane II
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value		1,321
Trading Securities, Percent of Total		5.00%
Fixed maturity securities \| Maiden Lane III
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	8	5,664
Trading Securities, Percent of Total		23.00%
Equity securities
TRADING SECURITIES
Trading Securities, Fair Value	$ 662	$ 125
Trading Securities, Percent of Total	2.00%	1.00%

- Definition

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Trading Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term (thus held for only a short period of time) or for which an entity has elected the fair value option. Trading generally reflects active and frequent buying and selling, and trading securities are generally used with the objective of generating profits on short-term differences in price, but this category of investments may also include items which are not intended to be sold in the near term or for which the fair value option has been elected.

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