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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Details)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
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Sep. 30, 2011
state
country
criteria
segment
Mar. 20, 2009
Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation
complaint
Mar. 31, 2011
ERISA Litigation II
plan
Mar. 19, 2009
ERISA Litigation II
complaint
Sep. 30, 2011
Canadian Securities Class Action claim
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Brookfield litigation related to AIGFP
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2011
Securities lending dispute with Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2010
Securities lending dispute with Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2010
Securities lending dispute with Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
EUR (€)
May 31, 2010
Securities lending dispute with Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Securities lending dispute with Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
USD ($)
Jun. 29, 2010
Securities lending dispute with Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
subsidiary
May 24, 2010
Securities lending dispute with Transatlantic Holdings Inc.
subsidiary
Sep. 30, 2011
Employment litigation against AIG and AIGGRE
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
False Claims Act complaint
multiple
Feb. 25, 2010
False Claims Act complaint
individual
Feb. 28, 2006
2006 Regulatory Settlements
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
2006 Regulatory Settlements
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2010
Consolidated 2004 Securities Litigation
USD ($)
May 27, 2011
Consolidated 2004 Securities Litigation
Dec. 13, 2010
Consolidated 2004 Securities Litigation
shareholder
Jul. 14, 2010
Consolidated 2004 Securities Litigation
USD ($)
D
offer
Feb. 22, 2010
Consolidated 2004 Securities Litigation
date
company
Sep. 30, 2011
Maximum
Workers' compensation Premium Reporting
USD ($)
Objector
Apr. 30, 2011
Workers' compensation Premium Reporting
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2011
Workers' compensation Premium Reporting
May 31, 2007
Workers' compensation Premium Reporting
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Workers' compensation Premium Reporting
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2011
The Multi-District Litigation
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
The Multi-District Litigation
complaint
D
action
class
case
state
conspiracy
Mar. 18, 2011
The Multi-District Litigation
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
The Multi-District Litigation
Florida
Sep. 30, 2011
The Multi-District Litigation
New Jersey
Sep. 30, 2011
The Multi-District Litigation
Texas
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
The Multi-District Litigation
Kansas
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
Palm Tree Computer Systems, Inc. v. Ace USA
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2011
The Heritage Corp. of South Florida v. National Union Fire Ins. Co.
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2008
Other Regulatory Settlements
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2010
Regulatory Settlement Ohio Attorney General
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
NAIC Examination of Workers Compensation Premium Reporting
USD ($)
Dec. 17, 2010
NAIC Examination of Workers Compensation Premium Reporting
state
Sep. 30, 2011
Caremark
USD ($)
complaint
Litigation and Investigations                                          
Number of states participating in the accident and health products examination38                                         
Number of purported class action complaints consolidated 8 8                                     2
Motions to dismiss granted, plans at issue  1                                       
Motions to dismiss denied, plans at issue  2                                       
Damages claimed      $ 500,000,000$ 23,600,000€ 17,600,000$ 350,000,000$ 500,000,000                              $ 3,200,000,000
Punitive damages claimed    50,000,000                                     
Maximum contractual loss     1,500,000,000                                    
Transatlantic, number of subsidiaries named as Claimants            2                             
AIG, number of subsidiaries named as Respondents           12                             
Damages claimed, amount currently due             196,000,000                            
Damages claimed, potential future amounts             78,000,000                            
Range of loss, minimum             0                            
Range of loss, maximum             274,000,000                            
Accrued loss contingency                              6,750,000           
Number of individuals (Relators) seeking to assert claims               2                          
Damages sought, multiple of damages sustained (in multiples)              3                           
Payments made or placed in escrow accounts initial amount                1,640,000,000                         
Portion of payments which represented fines and penalties                225,000,000                      100,000,000  
Deposits into fund under the supervision of the SEC, subsequently disbursed                800,000,000                         
Workers Compensation Fund escrow, included in Other Assets                 597,000,000                     597,000,000  
Settlement amount total                  725,000,000        450,000,00037,000,000        26,000,0009,000,000   
Minimum number of conspiracies alledged                             1            
Settlement amount paid under previous settlement agreements                                     4,400,000    
Settlement agreement, number of states                                        50 
Settlement agreement, payment of outstanding premium taxes                                       46,500,000  
Settlement agreement, maximum contingent fines                                       150,000,000  
Settlement agreement, amount which can be paid out of the remaining balance in Workers Compensation Fund                           191,500,000           146,500,000  
Claims rejected, number of disclosure dates                      2                   
Claims proposed, number of disclosure dates                      6                   
Minimum number of disclosure dates that the shareholders possessed stock                      1                   
Companies acquired for common stock, number included in class                      0                   
Number of shareholders that filed a notice of appeal                    4                     
Settlement agreement, escrow                     175,000,000                    
Settlement agreement, escrow payment within days of court approval of settlement (in days)                     10                    
Minimum number of common stock offerings                     1                    
Settlement agreement, funding contingent upon raising cash proceeds                     550,000,000                    
Registered public offering of common stock (in shares)                   300                      
Number of parallel actions                             2            
Number of separate derivative actions filed                             24            
Number of complaints settled                             3            
Number of states asserted antitrust law violations                             48            
Employee Benefits Complaint, number of purported classes                             2            
Number of consolidated actions                                   1      
Number of named plaintiffs                                   2      
Maximum period to submit letter since date of order by court (in days)                             30            
Number of cases that have proceeded                             4 1111       
Number of claims                                  3       
Damages sought, in excess                        3,000,000,000 1,000,000,000      125,000,00075,00074,99975,000     
Number of intervening plaintiffs                         7                
Decrease in damages sought as RLI Insurance Company and its affiliates opted out of class action-settlement                       $ 1,000                  
Number of objectors to class action suit settlement                       2