SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - ASSUMPTION UPDATES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	$ 72	$ 18	$ 203	$ 158
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	915	924	1,816	1,810
Policyholders’ benefits	1,276	619	2,426	1,542
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contract asset	1,104	(1,450)	2,741	(760)
Net earnings (loss)	1,061	(1,025)	2,781	(171)
Variable and Interest Sensitive Life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Net earnings (loss)	(14)		(14)
Mortality Assumption | Variable and Interest Sensitive Life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(70)		(70)
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	(16)		(16)
General Account Spread Assumption | Variable and Interest Sensitive Life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	79		79
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	$ 4		$ 4
RTM Assumptions Update
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		$ (67)		$ (67)
Mean (RTM) assumption		7.00%		7.00%	9.00%
Net earnings (loss)		$ (445)		$ (445)
RTM Assumptions Update | Variable and Interest Sensitive Life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Policyholders’ benefits		29		29
RTM Assumptions Update | Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Policyholders’ benefits		723		723
Long Term Lapse Assumption | Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		(13)		(13)
Policyholders’ benefits		65		65
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contract asset		216		216
Net earnings (loss)		$ 107		107
Future Reserve Assumptions
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Net earnings (loss)				135
Future Reserve Assumptions | Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Policyholders’ benefits				(55)
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contract asset				$ (263)