DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Hedge Accounting) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) adjustment related to net investment hedge relationships	$ (39)	$ 1	$ (87)	$ (8)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest rate contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(1)	(1)	1	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	1	1	(1)	(6)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0	0	0	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0	0	0	(6)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest rate contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	0	3	0	10
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0	3	0	10
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest rate contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Loss on extinguishment of debt
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0	0	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	0	0	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0	0	0	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(157)	(10)	(318)	413
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	142	(34)	332	(443)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	(15)	(44)	14	(30)
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Interest credited to policyholder account balances
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items				0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other				0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	0	3	4	15
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0	3	4	15
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Loss on extinguishment of debt
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0	0	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	0	0	0	0
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	0	0	0	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Equity contracts \| Fair value hedging \| Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(3)	8	(29)	28
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on hedged items	2	(9)	26	(28)
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings for ineffective portion	0	0	0	0
Gain (Loss) from Components Excluded from Assessment of Fair Value Hedge Effectiveness, Net	(1)	(1)	(3)	0
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to Other	0	0	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(524)	(89)	(1,078)	(49)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Net realized capital gains (losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(550)	(181)	(1,250)	(93)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Net investment income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(3)	2	(10)	14
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	8	69	121	(43)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Policy fees
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	20	20	59	60
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Policyholder benefits and claims incurred
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	1	1	2	13
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Interest rate contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(18)	91	81	1,464
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(98)	49	(220)	203
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Equity contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	(233)	(317)	(723)	(589)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Commodity contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	0	0	0	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Credit contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	19	36	55	70
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Other contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	19	22	55	58
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Embedded derivatives
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in earnings on derivatives	$ (213)	$ 30	$ (326)	$ (1,255)

Other amount of gain (loss) derived from fair value hedges recognized in earnings in the period.

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Amount of the increase (decrease) in fair value of the hedged item in a fair value hedge recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Net gain (loss) relating to components of the gain (loss) on the fair value hedging instrument excluded from the assessment of fair value hedge effectiveness. Recognized in earnings.

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Amount, before tax, of increase (decrease) in the cumulative translation adjustment from gain (loss) on foreign currency derivatives that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity.

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