DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Notional amounts and fair values of our derivative instruments) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	$ 107,237	$ 106,687
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	3,788	3,545
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	43,460	45,888
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	3,466	3,748
Derivative assets, Counterparty netting	(1,874)	(1,464)
Derivative assets, Cash collateral	(964)	(1,159)
Total derivative assets on consolidated balance sheet	950	922
Derivative liabilities, Counterparty netting	(1,874)	(1,464)
Derivative liabilities, Cash collateral	(290)	(1,249)
Total derivative liabilities on consolidated balance sheet	1,302	1,035
Bifurcated embedded derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets, Counterparty netting	(3,400)	(4,100)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	75	0
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	1	0
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	811	838
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	23	15
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	4,323	2,823
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	241	173
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	4,173	4,783
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	269	350
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	0	159
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	0	19
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	36,841	37,751
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	2,504	2,171
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	27,131	26,461
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	2,096	2,185
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	8,877	6,305
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	686	658
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	8,282	11,093
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	818	895
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Equity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	18,826	19,975
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	340	522
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	1,585	1,130
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	5	2
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	3	4
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	1	1
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	1,418	1,365
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	252	277
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Credit contracts | CDS
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	616	685
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	232	254
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross Derivative Assets, Notional Amount	38,292	39,829
Gross Derivative Assets, Fair Value	15	20
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Notional Amount	60	59
Gross Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value	$ 3	$ 5