DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Additional Information (Detail) ¥ in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) counterparties currency		Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 JPY (¥) counterparties currency	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Derivative, collateral, right to reclaim cash	$ 74,000,000	[1]			$ 3,000,000
Hedging activity, weighted-average period (in years)	10 years
Number of currencies related to foreign currency swaps | currency	1			1
Number of counterparties | counterparties	15			15
Number of counterparties that comprise majority of aggregate notional amount of swaps | counterparties	5			5
Percentage of notional amount of swaps from certain number of counterparties	62.00%			62.00%
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value	$ 74,000,000				20,000,000
Derivative, collateral, right to reclaim securities					17,000,000
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value	62,000,000				26,000,000
Collateral obtained from third parties	938,000,000				412,000,000
Notional Amount of Derivatives	22,158,000,000				22,127,000,000
Foreign currency forwards
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Derivative, collateral, right to reclaim cash	24,000,000
Non-qualifying strategies
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives	6,730,000,000				6,693,000,000
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	22,000,000		$ (53,000,000)
Non-qualifying strategies | Foreign currency forwards
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives	61,000,000				11,000,000
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	11,000,000		0
Net investment hedge
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax	0		0
Notional Amount of Derivatives	1,157,000,000				1,029,000,000
Net investment hedge | Foreign currency forwards
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives	773,000,000				763,000,000
Cash flow hedges
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives	75,000,000				$ 75,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	0		$ 0
3.625% senior notes due November 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	750,000,000
3.25% senior notes due March 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	450,000,000
3.625% senior notes due June 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	700,000,000
2.65% senior notes due February 2017
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	400,000,000
2.40% senior notes due March 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	550,000,000
4.00% senior notes due February 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	350,000,000
5.50% subordinated notes due September 2052
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	$ 500,000,000
February twenty fifteen profit repatriation | Foreign currency forwards and options
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives | ¥				¥ 25.0
Future profit repatriation | Foreign currency forwards and options
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Derivatives | ¥				¥ 130.4

[1] Consists entirely of cash.