DEBT (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	$ 41,693,000,000	$ 48,500,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	41,693,000,000	48,500,000,000
2014	3,330,000,000
2015	3,014,000,000
2016	3,530,000,000
2017	5,645,000,000
2018	5,706,000,000
Thereafter	18,559,000,000
Borrowings of consolidated investments	1,900,000,000
Long-term debt excluding borrowings of consolidated investments	39,784,000,000
Uncollateralized and collateralized notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable	657,000,000
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	21,400,000,000	24,300,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	21,400,000,000	24,300,000,000
Uncollateralized Notes/Bonds/Loans Payable
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	84,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	84,000,000
Collateralized Loans and Mortgages Payable
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	573,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	573,000,000
AIG | Series AIGFP
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	3,031,000,000	3,329,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	3,031,000,000	3,329,000,000
AIG | MIP
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	7,963,000,000	9,287,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	7,963,000,000	9,287,000,000
Notes and bonds payable | AIG
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	14,312,000,000	14,334,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	14,312,000,000	14,334,000,000
Junior subordinated debt | AIG
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	5,533,000,000	9,416,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	5,533,000,000	9,416,000,000
Other subsidiaries notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	656,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	656,000,000
2014	7,000,000
2015	44,000,000
2016	3,000,000
2017	5,000,000
2018	3,000,000
Thereafter	594,000,000
Other subsidiaries notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable | Other Subsidiaries
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Uncollateralized and collateralized notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable	656,000,000
Other subsidiaries notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable | Other Subsidiaries | Uncollateralized Notes/Bonds/Loans Payable
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	83,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	83,000,000
Other subsidiaries notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable | Other Subsidiaries | Collateralized Loans and Mortgages Payable
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	573,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	573,000,000
Debt issued or guaranteed
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	39,128,000,000	46,361,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	39,128,000,000	46,361,000,000
General borrowings
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	21,199,000,000	25,466,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	21,199,000,000	25,466,000,000
2015	1,250,000,000
2016	1,781,000,000
2017	1,374,000,000
2018	2,494,000,000
Thereafter	14,300,000,000
General borrowings | AIG
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Uncollateralized and collateralized notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable	1,000,000
General borrowings | AIG | Uncollateralized Notes/Bonds/Loans Payable
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	1,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	1,000,000
General borrowings | Notes and bonds payable
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	1.24%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	8.13%
Balance at the end of the period	14,062,000,000	14,084,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	14,062,000,000	14,084,000,000
2015	999,000,000
2016	1,781,000,000
2017	1,374,000,000
2018	2,494,000,000
Thereafter	7,414,000,000
General borrowings | Notes and bonds payable | AIGLH
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	6.63%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	7.50%
Balance at the end of the period	299,000,000	298,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	299,000,000	298,000,000
Thereafter	299,000,000
General borrowings | Subordinated debt
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.38%
Balance at the end of the period	250,000,000	250,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	250,000,000	250,000,000
2015	250,000,000
General borrowings | Junior subordinated debt
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	4.88%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	8.63%
Balance at the end of the period	5,533,000,000	9,416,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	5,533,000,000	9,416,000,000
Thereafter	5,533,000,000
General borrowings | Junior subordinated debt | AIGLH
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	7.57%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	8.50%
Balance at the end of the period	1,054,000,000	1,339,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	1,054,000,000	1,339,000,000
Thereafter	1,054,000,000
General borrowings | Loans and mortgages payable
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rate (as a percent)	9.00%
Balance at the end of the period	1,000,000	79,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	1,000,000	79,000,000
2015	1,000,000
Borrowings supported by assets
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	17,929,000,000	20,895,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	17,929,000,000	20,895,000,000
2014	3,323,000,000
2015	1,720,000,000
2016	1,746,000,000
2017	4,266,000,000
2018	3,209,000,000
Thereafter	3,665,000,000
Borrowings supported by assets | Notes and bonds payable
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	0.18%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	10.00%
Balance at the end of the period	1,217,000,000	1,554,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	1,217,000,000	1,554,000,000
2014	116,000,000
2015	223,000,000
2016	220,000,000
2017	141,000,000
2018	164,000,000
Thereafter	353,000,000
Borrowings supported by assets | Notes and bonds payable | Series AIGFP
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	0.01%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	8.25%
Balance at the end of the period	3,219,000,000	3,544,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	3,219,000,000	3,544,000,000
2014	1,000,000,000
2017	10,000,000
2018	1,983,000,000
Thereafter	226,000,000
Borrowings supported by assets | MIP notes payable
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	2.28%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	8.59%
Balance at the end of the period	7,963,000,000	9,296,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	7,963,000,000	9,296,000,000
2014	1,575,000,000
2015	900,000,000
2016	1,215,000,000
2017	3,866,000,000
2018	407,000,000
Borrowings supported by assets | GIAs
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	3.00%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	9.80%
Balance at the end of the period	5,530,000,000	6,501,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	5,530,000,000	6,501,000,000
2014	632,000,000
2015	597,000,000
2016	311,000,000
2017	249,000,000
2018	655,000,000
Thereafter	3,086,000,000
Debt not guaranteed
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	2,565,000,000	2,139,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	2,565,000,000	2,139,000,000
Debt not guaranteed | Other subsidiaries notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	0.20%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	8.29%
Balance at the end of the period	656,000,000	325,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	656,000,000	325,000,000
Debt not guaranteed | Debt of consolidated investments
Senior Notes Offering
Interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)	0.03%
Interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)	10.00%
Balance at the end of the period	1,909,000,000	1,814,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	1,909,000,000	1,814,000,000
Debt not guaranteed | Debt of consolidated investments | AIG Life and Retirement
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	201,000,000	133,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	201,000,000	133,000,000
Debt not guaranteed | Debt of consolidated investments | AIG Property Casualty
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	58,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	58,000,000
Debt not guaranteed | Debt of consolidated investments | AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp.
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Debt not guaranteed | Debt of consolidated investments | AIG Credit Corp.
Senior Notes Offering
Balance at the end of the period	111,000,000	176,000,000
Maturities of long-term debt, excluding borrowings of consolidated investments
Total	$ 111,000,000	$ 176,000,000