INVESTMENTS (Details - Value of other securities measured at fair value based on election of the fair value option) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 17,888	$ 20,761
Other Securities, Percent of Total	100.00%	100.00%
U.S. Government agency backed ABS
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 748	$ 859
Fixed maturity securities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 16,822	$ 19,712
Other Securities, Percent of Total	94.00%	95.00%
Fixed maturity securities | U.S. government and government sponsored entities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 3,813	$ 5,498
Other Securities, Percent of Total	21.00%	27.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 75	$ 122
Other Securities, Percent of Total	0.00%	1.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Non-U.S. government
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 2	$ 2
Other Securities, Percent of Total	0.00%	0.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Corporate debt
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,249	$ 719
Other Securities, Percent of Total	7.00%	3.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 11,683	$ 13,371
Other Securities, Percent of Total	66.00%	64.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 2,285	$ 2,094
Other Securities, Percent of Total	13.00%	10.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 819	$ 1,077
Other Securities, Percent of Total	5.00%	5.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset-Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 8,579	$ 10,200
Other Securities, Percent of Total	48.00%	49.00%
Fixed maturity securities | Other
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0
Equity securities
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Other Securities, Fair Value	$ 1,066	$ 1,049
Other Securities, Percent of Total	6.00%	5.00%