INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Income tax expense (benefit):
Effective tax rates on income from continuing operations (as a percent)	(84.20%)	28.70%	1.70%	15.20%
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized	$ (900,000,000)	$ (200,000,000)	$ (2,300,000,000)	$ (1,700,000,000)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to income from continuing operations	800,000,000	200,000,000	2,100,000,000	1,600,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to other comprehensive income	100,000,000		200,000,000	100,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized related to certain foreign jurisdictions	(300,000,000)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized related to certain state, local and foreign jurisdictions			(500,000,000)
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties	4,600,000,000		4,600,000,000		4,400,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized would not affect the effective tax rate	10,000,000		10,000,000		200,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized would favorably affect the effective tax rate	4,600,000,000		4,600,000,000		4,200,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued	890,000,000		890,000,000		935,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest net of the federal benefit (expense) and penalties			$ (45,000,000)	$ 181,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, period of reasonably possible change in balance			P12M