SHARE-BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PROGRAMS (DETAILS)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Alliance Bernstein [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Alliance Bernstein [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Alliance Bernstein [Member]	Mar. 16, 2012 Performance Unit Plan 2012 [Member] The Company [Member}	Jun. 30, 2012 Performance Unit Plan 2012 [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Performance Unit Plan 2012 [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2012 Performance Unit Plan 2010 [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2012 Axa Miles [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Axa Miles [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Axa Miles [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2012 Stock Option Plan 2012 [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Stock Option Plan 2012 [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Stock Option Plan 2012 [Member] The Company [Member} USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2012 Stock Option Plan 2012 [Member] The Company [Member} EUR (€)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Expense (Credit)	$ (5,000,000)	$ 56,000,000	$ 16,000,000	$ 116,000,000						$ (512,237)	$ (5,000,000)			$ 61,503	$ 395,462		$ 116,789	$ 495,982
Range of performance units at stake low range percentage									0.00%
Range of performance units at stake high range percentage									130.00%
Stock Options Granted Shares									2,300,000			539,406
Stock Options Granted Shares Per Employee													50
Stock options plan exercise price																			€ 12.22
Stock Options Granted With Conditional Terms																370,426
Stock Options Granted To Each Employee With Conditional Terms													25
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value																$ 2.48
Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate																39.89%
Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term																5.6
Fair Value Assumptions Risk Expected Dividend Yield																7.54%
Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate																1.80%
The total fair value of options net of forfeitures													6,000,000			2,000,000
Cash Settlement Of Vested Units												9,000,000
Options Excercisable Shares																			900,790
Percentage Of Vested Units Settled For Cash												50.00%
Purchased Holding Units to help fund anticipated obligations under its incentive compensation award program Shares						2,100,000	6,600,000
Purchased Holding Units to help fund anticipated obligations under its incentive compensation award program Value			95,000,000	101,000,000		28,000,000	95,000,000
Open Market Purchase Shares						2,100,000	6,300,000
Open Market Purchase Value						28,000,000	91,000,000
Restricted Holding Unit Awars Granted to Employees						2,800,000	11,900,000	8,700,000
Restricted Holding Units Issued	2,000,000		2,000,000		2,000,000			8,700,000
Value of Unallocated Holding units remaining in the consolidated rabbi trust					$ 130,000,000