INVESTMENTS (Details 14) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fixed maturity securities
Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings
Balance, beginning of year	$ 5,164	$ 6,504	$ 6,786
Increases due to:
Credit impairments on new securities subject to impairment losses	47	194	235
Additional credit impairments on previously impaired securities	78	483	735
Reductions due to:
Credit impaired securities fully disposed for which there was no prior intent or requirement to sell	(643)	(1,105)	(529)
Credit impaired securities for which there is a current intent or anticipated requirement to sell		(5)
Accretion on securities previously impaired due to credit	(774)	(915)	(544)
Hybrid securities with embedded credit derivatives reclassified to other bond securities			(179)
Other		8
Balance, end of year	$ 3,872	$ 5,164	$ 6,504
Equity securities
Reductions due to:
Percent discount to cost for purposes of evaluating other-than-temporary impairment	25.00%
Criteria for considering impairment, period over which securities have been in a continuous decline in a value below cost	12 months
Rapid and severe percent discount to cost for purposes of evaluating other-than-temporary impairment	50.00%
Criteria for considering impairment, period of time traded at discount	9 months