HELD-FOR-SALE CLASSIFICATION, DIVESTED BUSINESSES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 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	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2013 Airbus A340-600s	Dec. 16, 2013 AerCap	Dec. 31, 2013 AerCap	Dec. 13, 2013 AerCap	Dec. 16, 2013 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)	Dec. 16, 2013 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)	Dec. 09, 2012 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)	Dec. 31, 2013 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)	Dec. 31, 2012 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)	Sep. 30, 2013 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Flight Equipment	Dec. 31, 2013 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Flight Equipment item	Aug. 18, 2011 Nan Shan	Jan. 12, 2011 Nan Shan	Dec. 31, 2011 Nan Shan	Feb. 02, 2011 Star/Edison Sale	Sep. 30, 2010 Star/Edison Sale	Dec. 31, 2013 Discontinued operations	Dec. 31, 2012 Discontinued operations	Dec. 31, 2011 Discontinued operations	Dec. 31, 2013 Assets held-for-sale	Dec. 31, 2012 Assets held-for-sale
Assets:
Equity securities	$ 3,656,000,000				$ 3,212,000,000				$ 3,656,000,000	$ 3,212,000,000																						$ 3,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Mortgage and other loans receivable, net																																229,000,000	117,000,000
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation																																35,508,000,000	34,468,000,000
Short-term investments	21,617,000,000				28,808,000,000				21,617,000,000	28,808,000,000																						658,000,000	1,861,000,000
Cash	2,241,000,000				1,151,000,000				2,241,000,000	1,151,000,000	1,474,000,000	1,558,000,000																				88,000,000	63,000,000
Premiums and other receivables, net of allowance	12,939,000,000				13,989,000,000				12,939,000,000	13,989,000,000																						318,000,000	308,000,000
Other assets	9,366,000,000				10,399,000,000				9,366,000,000	10,399,000,000																						2,066,000,000	1,864,000,000
Assets held for sale																																38,870,000,000	38,682,000,000
Less: Loss Accrual																																(9,334,000,000)	(6,717,000,000)
Total assets held for sale	29,536,000,000				31,965,000,000				29,536,000,000	31,965,000,000																						29,536,000,000	31,965,000,000
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	29,155,000,000				32,068,000,000				29,155,000,000	32,068,000,000																						3,127,000,000	3,043,000,000
Long-term debt	41,693,000,000				48,500,000,000				41,693,000,000	48,500,000,000																						21,421,000,000	24,323,000,000
Total liabilities held for sale	24,548,000,000				27,366,000,000				24,548,000,000	27,366,000,000																						24,548,000,000	27,366,000,000
Revenues:
Premiums									37,350,000,000	38,047,000,000	39,026,000,000																				5,012,000,000
Net investment income									15,810,000,000	20,343,000,000	14,755,000,000																				1,632,000,000
Net realized capital gains (losses)									1,744,000,000	930,000,000	691,000,000																				844,000,000
Other income (loss)									6,819,000,000	4,848,000,000	3,816,000,000																				5,000,000
Total revenues	17,346,000,000	15,944,000,000	18,426,000,000	16,962,000,000	17,169,000,000	17,865,000,000	17,338,000,000	18,649,000,000	68,678,000,000	71,021,000,000	65,105,000,000																				7,493,000,000
Benefits, claims and expenses																															6,324,000,000
Interest expense allocation									2,142,000,000	2,319,000,000	2,444,000,000																				2,000,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations																															1,167,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale																										(1,000,000,000)	3,500,000,000		150,000,000	1,000,000	2,338,000,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before tax expense (benefit)									150,000,000		3,505,000,000										(6,700,000,000)								150,000,000	1,000,000	3,505,000,000
Income tax expense (benefit)									66,000,000		1,038,000,000																		66,000,000		1,038,000,000
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense	11,000,000	(18,000,000)	18,000,000	73,000,000	(8,000,000)	1,000,000	(5,000,000)	13,000,000	84,000,000	1,000,000	2,467,000,000										(4,400,000,000)								84,000,000	1,000,000	2,467,000,000
Percentage of common stock agreed to be sold																	100.00%	100.00%	80.10%
Consideration in cash																		3,000,000,000	4,200,000,000					2,150,000,000				4,800,000,000
Portion of consideration which will be funded by a special dividend																		600,000,000
Number of shares received														97.6
Aggregate stated value of consideration																				5,400,000,000
Closing price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 51.05				$ 35.30				$ 51.05	$ 35.30	$ 23.20					$ 24.93
Aggregate commitment under revolving credit facility															1,000,000,000
Percentage of common stock held after closing of transaction															46.00%
Impairment charge related to assets held for use													1,000,000,000									1,100,000,000
Number of engine widebody aircraft in the fleet																							4
Voting interest (as a percent)																									97.57%
Amount of debt assumed by purchaser as part of total consideration received																												$ 600,000,000