CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Details - Loss Contingencies) $ in Millions						9 Months Ended		39 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 22, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2013 individual	Mar. 11, 2013 class	Nov. 21, 2011	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) complaint	Jan. 31, 2009 complaint	Feb. 09, 2015 complaint
Other Commitments
Other Commitments | $						$ 3,100
Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of separate proceedings filed							8
Payment for legal settlement | $		$ 960
Starr International Litigation
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of separate proceedings filed | class				2
Damages claimed | $	$ 40,000
Percentage of ownership in AIG received by Department of the Treasury					80.00%
Number of shareholders who have submitted timely and valid requests to opt into the class | individual			286,908
Individual Securities Litigations [Member]
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Number of funds that are plaintiffs in similar actions								11
Number of actions brought against AIG						9
Number of cases that have been settled						8
Number of claims dismissed						2