EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Details - Pension and Postretirement Plans) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Pensions
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$ 2	$ 14	$ 31	$ 38
Interest cost	45	50	138	151
Expected return on assets	(72)	(79)	(212)	(239)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net (gain) loss	9	9	29	25
Curtailment (gain) loss	(5)	(2)	(5)	(5)
Settlement (Credit)/Charges	50		50
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	29	(8)	31	(30)
Pensions | U.S. Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	(5)	6	8	15
Interest cost	41	45	126	136
Expected return on assets	(66)	(72)	(194)	(219)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net (gain) loss	6	7	20	19
Curtailment (gain) loss	0	0	0	0
Settlement (Credit)/Charges	50		50
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	26	(14)	10	(49)
Pensions | Non U.S. Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	7	8	23	23
Interest cost	4	5	12	15
Expected return on assets	(6)	(7)	(18)	(20)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net (gain) loss	3	2	9	6
Curtailment (gain) loss	(5)	(2)	(5)	(5)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	3	6	21	19
Postretirement Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	1	1	3	4
Interest cost	3	2	8	7
Expected return on assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	0	(2)	(1)	(7)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	0	0	0	0
Curtailment (gain) loss	0	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	4	1	10	4
Postretirement Plans | U.S. Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	0	1	1	2
Interest cost	2	2	5	5
Expected return on assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	0	(2)	(1)	(7)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	0	(1)	0	(1)
Curtailment (gain) loss	0	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	2	0	5	(1)
Change in Accounting Estimate [Abstract]
AIG contributions			310
Postretirement Plans | Non U.S. Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	1	0	2	2
Interest cost	1	0	3	2
Expected return on assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net (gain) loss	0	1	0	1
Curtailment (gain) loss	0	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$ 2	$ 1	$ 5	$ 5