DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Notional amounts and fair values of our derivative instruments) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	$ 115,897	$ 102,768
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	3,977	4,131
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	64,938	82,913
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	4,802	4,048
Derivative assets, Counterparty netting	(1,265)	(1,268)
Derivative assets, Cash collateral	(903)	(1,554)
Total derivative assets on consolidated balance sheet	1,809	1,309
Derivative liabilities, Counterparty netting	(1,265)	(1,268)
Derivative liabilities, Cash collateral	(1,521)	(760)
Total derivative liabilities on consolidated balance sheet	2,016	2,020
Equity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	0	43,900
Bifurcated embedded derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	3,100	2,300
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	175	301
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0	1
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	782	725
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	11	2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	3,527	2,903
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	385	207
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	2,602	914
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	184	56
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	0	0
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	113	121
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	7	23
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount		0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value		0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	51,030	45,846
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2,328	3,161
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	44,211	65,733
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	3,066	2,197
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	9,468	9,472
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	935	559
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	7,674	8,900
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	1,185	1,148
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	14,060	6,656
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	305	177
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	8,633	5,028
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	12	45
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Commodity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
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 | Credit contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	4	4
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2	3
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	861	1,289
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	331	508
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	37,633	37,586
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	22	23
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	62	203
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	6	69
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Bifurcated embedded derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	0	0
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	0	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	800	1,100
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	$ 308	$ 483