Schedule II Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Parent Company Only (Details - Balance Sheets) - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2021		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets:
Short-term investments	[1]	$ 13,357,000,000		$ 18,203,000,000
Other Investments	[1]	15,668,000,000		19,060,000,000
Total investments		359,292,000,000		360,668,000,000
Cash		2,198,000,000	[1]	2,827,000,000	[1]	$ 2,856,000,000
Deferred income taxes		11,714,000,000		12,624,000,000
Other assets	[1]	14,351,000,000		13,122,000,000
Total assets		596,112,000,000		586,481,000,000
Liabilities:
Outstanding debt	[1]	30,163,000,000		37,534,000,000
Total liabilities		527,200,000,000		519,282,000,000
AIG Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock		485,000,000		485,000,000
Common stock		4,766,000,000		4,766,000,000
Treasury stock		(51,618,000,000)		(49,322,000,000)
Additional paid-in capital		81,851,000,000		81,418,000,000
Retained earnings		23,785,000,000		15,504,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income		6,687,000,000		13,511,000,000		4,982,000,000	$ (1,413,000,000)
Total AIG shareholders' equity		65,956,000,000		66,362,000,000
Total liabilities and equity		596,112,000,000		586,481,000,000
Short-term investments
Assets:
Restricted cash		197,000,000		180,000,000		188,000,000
Other assets
Assets:
Restricted cash		32,000,000		223,000,000		243,000,000
Parent Company [Member]
Assets:
Short-term investments		4,332,000,000		6,918,000,000
Other Investments		6,671,000,000		4,227,000,000
Total investments		11,003,000,000		11,145,000,000
Cash		3,000,000		3,000,000		2,000,000
Loans to subsidiaries		45,415,000,000		36,981,000,000
Due from affiliates - net		1,941,000,000		1,531,000,000
Intercompany tax receivable		426,000,000		978,000,000
Deferred income taxes		5,845,000,000		8,525,000,000
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries		29,713,000,000		41,294,000,000
Other assets		406,000,000		313,000,000
Total assets		94,752,000,000		100,770,000,000
Liabilities:
Due to affiliate		2,992,000,000		3,224,000,000
Intercompany tax payable		2,193,000,000		2,669,000,000
Loans from subsidiaries		739,000,000		735,000,000
Other liabilities (includes intercompany derivative liabilities of $33 in 2019 and $105 in 2018)		2,057,000,000		3,130,000,000
Total liabilities		28,796,000,000		34,408,000,000
AIG Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock		485,000,000		485,000,000
Common stock		4,766,000,000		4,766,000,000
Treasury stock		(51,618,000,000)		(49,322,000,000)
Additional paid-in capital		81,851,000,000		81,418,000,000
Retained earnings		23,785,000,000		15,504,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income		6,687,000,000		13,511,000,000
Total AIG shareholders' equity		65,956,000,000		66,362,000,000
Total liabilities and equity		94,752,000,000		100,770,000,000
Parent Company [Member] | Short-term investments
Assets:
Restricted cash		0		0		102,000,000
Parent Company [Member] | Other assets
Assets:
Restricted cash		1,000,000		1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Series AIGFP | Parent Company [Member]
Liabilities:
Outstanding debt		18,000,000		21,000,000
Notes and bonds payable | Parent Company [Member]
Liabilities:
Outstanding debt		19,633,000,000		23,068,000,000
Junior subordinated debt | Parent Company [Member]
Liabilities:
Outstanding debt		$ 1,164,000,000		$ 1,561,000,000

[1] See Note 9 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.