DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Notional amounts and fair values of derivative instruments) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	$ 114,603	$ 123,250
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	4,076	4,825
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	110,623	103,914
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	5,675	7,381
Derivative assets, Counterparty netting, Fair Value	(1,594)	(2,102)
Derivative assets, Cash collateral, Fair Value	(1,226)	(1,119)
Total derivative assets, net	1,256	1,604
Derivative liabilities, Counterparty netting, Fair Value	(1,594)	(2,102)
Derivative liabilities, Cash collateral, Fair Value	(1,276)	(1,429)
Total derivative liabilities, net	2,805	3,850
Less: Bifurcated embedded derivatives assets, fair value	0	0
Less: Bifurcated embedded derivative liabilities, fair value	1,259	1,577
Total derivative assets on consolidated balance sheet	1,256	1,604
Total derivative liabilities on consolidated balance sheet	1,546	2,273
Bifurcated embedded derivatives
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	0
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	41,900	39,300
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,200	1,500
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	604	155
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	1	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	269	25
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1	2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	1,384	611
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	126	25
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	1,819	1,794
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	95	239
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	19	7
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2	1
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	108	104
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1	13
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	0	0
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	0	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	62,048	65,070
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	3,208	3,743
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	48,237	45,251
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	2,497	3,183
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	6,944	13,667
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	549	815
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	13,216	8,516
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,144	1,251
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	7,409	7,565
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	156	206
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	45,298	42,387
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,328	1,615
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Commodity contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	13	15
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	12	11
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	6	6
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Credit contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	5	5
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	4	4
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	1,373	5,288
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	555	982
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other contracts
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	36,177	36,155
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	30	31
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	291	538
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	$ 48	90
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Bifurcated embedded derivatives
Notional amounts and fair values of AIG's derivative instruments
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount		0
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value		$ 0