INCOME TAXES (Details 4) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 26, 2009 Deferred tax asset - U.S. consolidated income tax group	Dec. 31, 2013 Deferred tax asset - U.S. consolidated income tax group	Dec. 31, 2012 Deferred tax asset - U.S. consolidated income tax group	Dec. 31, 2013 Deferred tax liability - foreign, state and local	Dec. 31, 2012 Deferred tax liability - foreign, state and local
Assessment of Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowances
Change in valuation allowance	$ 741,000,000	$ 1,154,000,000	$ 509,000,000	$ 761,000,000	$ 116,000,000	$ 205,000,000	$ 1,239,000,000	$ 347,000,000	$ 3,500,000,000
Continuing operations									(3,165,000,000)	(1,907,000,000)	(18,307,000,000)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to other comprehensive income									200,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance related to capital loss carryforward that expired in 2013									552,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized related to certain state, local and foreign jurisdictions									1,000,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance related to tax attributes that expired									377,000,000
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on a U.S. GAAP basis
Net U.S. consolidated return group deferred tax assets													26,296,000,000	29,550,000,000
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) in Other comprehensive income													(3,337,000,000)	(7,174,000,000)
Valuation allowance	(3,596,000,000)				(8,036,000,000)				(3,596,000,000)	(8,036,000,000)			(1,650,000,000)	(5,068,000,000)	(1,947,000,000)	(2,968,000,000)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	21,193,000,000				16,695,000,000				21,193,000,000	16,695,000,000			21,309,000,000	17,308,000,000	616,000,000	158,000,000
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax assets	24,789,000,000				24,731,000,000				24,789,000,000	24,731,000,000					2,563,000,000	3,126,000,000
Net U.S, foreign, state & local deferred tax assets	21,925,000,000				17,466,000,000				21,925,000,000	17,466,000,000
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities	(9,569,000,000)				(14,337,000,000)				(9,569,000,000)	(14,337,000,000)					(732,000,000)	(771,000,000)
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities															116,000,000	613,000,000
Refund of taxes, interest and penalties sought												$ 306,000,000