DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)			3 Months Ended																							3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) counterparties currency Y	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Non-qualifying strategies USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2013 Non-qualifying strategies USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2014 Non-qualifying strategies Futures USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2013 Non-qualifying strategies Futures USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2014 Cash flow hedges USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2013 Cash flow hedges USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2014 Yen Denominated Samurai Notes Variable Interest Rate Due July Twenty Fourteen JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2013 Yen Denominated Samurai Notes Variable Interest Rate Due July Twenty Fourteen JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2014 3.625% senior notes due June 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 2.65% senior notes due February 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 4.00% senior notes due February 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 5.50% subordinated notes due September 2052 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Twenty fourteen profit repatriation Foreign currency forwards JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2014 Japanese Government Bonds USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Japanese Government Bonds USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Cash USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Cash USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Net investment hedge USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Net investment hedge USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Net investment hedge Foreign currency forwards USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Net investment hedge Foreign currency forwards USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax																										$ 0
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net			(55,000,000)		94,000,000		(36,000,000)		0
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net			0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	(1,000,000)	[1]	(7,000,000)	[1]
Number of currencies related to foreign currency swaps	1
Number of counterparties	12
Number of counterparties that comprise majority of aggregate notional amount of swaps	5
Percentage of notional amount of swaps from certain number of counterparties	87.00%
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value	127,000,000	8,000,000																				52,000,000	7,000,000	75,000,000	1,000,000
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value	54,000,000	18,000,000
Additional Collateral, Aggregate Fair Value	0
Collateral obtained from third parties	263,000,000	295,000,000
Hedging activity, weighted-average period (in years)	12
Notes payable, principal amount															5,500,000,000	5,500,000,000	700,000,000	400,000,000	350,000,000	500,000,000
Notes payable, effective interest rate															1.475%
Notional Amount of Derivatives	28,226,000,000	22,475,000,000																			52,500,000,000					510,000,000	451,000,000	0	356,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net											$ 0		$ 0

[1] Cash flow hedge items are recorded as unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and net investment hedge items are recorded in the unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) line in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).