INVESTMENTS (Details - Value of other securities measured at fair value based on election of the fair value option) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 7,523	$ 12,668
Other Securities, Percent of Total	100.00%	100.00%
Fixed maturity securities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 6,682	$ 11,415
Other Securities, Percent of Total	89.00%	90.00%
Fixed maturity securities | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 2,121	$ 2,665
Other Securities, Percent of Total	28.00%	21.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Non-U.S. governments
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 45
Other Securities, Percent of Total	0.00%	0.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Corporate debt
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 18	$ 1,671
Other Securities, Percent of Total	0.00%	13.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 4,543	$ 7,034
Other Securities, Percent of Total	61.00%	56.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 489	$ 1,714
Other Securities, Percent of Total	7.00%	14.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 322	$ 388
Other Securities, Percent of Total	4.00%	3.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset-Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 3,732	$ 4,932
Other Securities, Percent of Total	50.00%	39.00%
Equity securities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 841	$ 1,253
Other Securities, Percent of Total	11.00%	10.00%