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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Liabilities	Jun. 30, 2012 Liabilities	Jun. 30, 2013 Liabilities	Jun. 30, 2012 Liabilities	Jun. 30, 2013 Policyholder contract deposits	Jun. 30, 2012 Policyholder contract deposits	Jun. 30, 2013 Policyholder contract deposits	Jun. 30, 2012 Policyholder contract deposits	Jun. 30, 2013 Derivative liabilities, net	Jun. 30, 2012 Derivative liabilities, net	Jun. 30, 2013 Derivative liabilities, net	Jun. 30, 2012 Derivative liabilities, net	Jun. 30, 2013 Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest rate contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Foreign exchange contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Commodity contracts	Mar. 31, 2013 Commodity contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Credit contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2012 Other contracts	Jun. 30, 2013 Long-term debt	Jun. 30, 2012 Long-term debt	Jun. 30, 2013 Long-term debt	Jun. 30, 2012 Long-term debt	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Non-U.S. government	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bonds available for sale Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bonds available for sale Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Corporate debt	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Bond trading securities Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2012 Bond trading securities Collateralized Debt Obligations/Asset Backed Securities (CDO/ABS)	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity securities available for sale	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity securities available for sale	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity securities available for sale	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity securities available for sale	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity securities available for sale Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity securities available for sale Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity securities available for sale Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity securities available for sale Common Stock	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity securities available for sale Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity securities available for sale Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity securities available for sale Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2012 Equity securities available for sale Preferred Stock	Jun. 30, 2013 Other invested assets	Jun. 30, 2012 Other invested assets	Jun. 30, 2013 Other invested assets	Jun. 30, 2012 Other invested assets	Jun. 30, 2012 Mortgage and other loans receivable	Mar. 31, 2012 Mortgage and other loans receivable	Dec. 31, 2011 Mortgage and other loans receivable
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income	954	1,685	1,580	3,101																																						299	253	537	113	24	31	25	32	(1)					(1)	(4)	(17)	204	195	408	125		2	11	(67)	72	26	97	40	556	1,455	874	3,142			(12)	(5)	10	28	(1)	16	11	49	569	1,444	853	3,065	(9)	9		25	(9)	9		23				2	108	(32)	169	(179)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(478)	129	214	1,692																																						(506)	94	195	1,451	(145)	(5)	(150)	11		(7)		1	(20)	(7)	(14)	69	(144)	10	339	803	(121)	14	20	301	(76)	89		266																			5	(31)	9	(35)	6		5	(12)	(1)	(31)	4	(23)	23	66	10	276
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements, Net	1,804	4,480	1,791	4,284																																						2,254	(273)	2,715	1,229	69	(63)	205	37	4		6	(2)	8	5	30	2	1,529	(616)	1,266	710	263	492	188	503	381	(91)	1,020	(21)	(549)	4,779	(1,011)	2,986	(2)	(4)	64	(19)	138	(38)	(41)	13	(140)	(122)	(572)	4,787	(1,009)	3,150	57	42	47	36	57	(19)	47	(33)		61		69	42	(68)	40	33
Gross Transfers in, assets	914	318	2,345	2,205																																						470	292	892	1,400		45		45		5	1	5	256	55	332	346	9	7	19	355	7	12	161	43	198	168	379	606	226	4	1,109	36					238		93	4	251	36	133		620			4		9		1		6		3		3	218	18	344	760
Gross Transfers out, assets	(327)	(2,646)	(1,056)	(4,145)																																						(101)	(2,516)	(601)	(3,612)	(22)	(49)	(159)	(72)	(1)		(1)		(59)	(69)	(197)	(1,029)		(2,348)		(2,382)	(9)	(50)	(49)	(92)	(10)		(195)	(37)	(7)	(9)	(142)	(63)						(3)	(7)	(9)	(114)	(60)			(28)					(11)								(11)	(219)	(121)	(313)	(459)
Balance End of Period	44,227	45,164	44,227	45,164																																						27,890	22,537	27,890	22,537	945	1,013	945	1,013	20	13	20	13	1,634	1,306	1,634	1,306	13,694	10,488	13,694	10,488	5,455	4,643	5,455	4,643	6,142	5,074	6,142	5,074	10,574	15,397	10,574	15,397	3	3	782	290	782	290	820	457	820	457	8,972	14,647	8,972	14,647	124	180	124	180	76	41	76	41	48	139	48	139	5,639	7,049	5,639	7,049	1	1	1
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, assets	308	1,533	135	2,917																																																																		308	1,533	135	2,917			(12)	(7)	(40)	18	(16)	78	(42)	83	336	1,462	217	2,816
Balance at the Beginning of the Period					(2,545)	(3,279)	(2,974)	(3,849)	(1,047)	(782)	(1,257)	(918)	(1,091)	(1,922)	(1,373)	(2,423)	756	778	732	785	2	66	40	47	28	2	1	2	1	(1,775)	(2,705)	(1,991)	(3,273)	(139)	(37)	(162)	33	(407)	(575)	(344)	(508)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income					557	113	904	(399)	410	(408)	615	(269)	162	789	384	248	3	46	14	46		8	(23)	36	(11)					138	344	313	201	13	422	21	12	(15)	(268)	(95)	(378)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)					8	(7)	8	(75)					8	(7)	8	2																		8	(7)	8	2				(77)
Purchases, Sales, Issues and Settlements-Net					124	(746)	210	481	51	2	56	(1)	70	(770)	132	346	20	(63)	33	(70)	(2)	(6)	11	(14)	13	(2)	(1)	(2)		43	(226)	84	485	13	(490)	30	(78)	3	22	22	136
Gross Transfers in, liabilities					2	(42)	(3)	(125)					2	(42)	(1)	(125)						2		1	(2)										(42)	(2)	(123)			(2)
Gross Transfers out, liabilities						416	1	422						2	1	2										2	1	2											414		420
Balance at the End of the Period					(1,854)	(3,545)	(1,854)	(3,545)	(586)	(1,188)	(586)	(1,188)	(849)	(1,950)	(849)	(1,950)	779	761	779	761		70	28	70	28	2	1	2	1	(1,594)	(2,587)	(1,594)	(2,587)	(105)	(154)	(105)	(154)	(419)	(407)	(419)	(407)
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Held at End of Period, liabilities					$ 457	$ 91	$ 278	$ (504)	$ 637	$ 244	$ 664	$ 101	$ (193)	$ (128)	$ (408)	$ (659)	$ (7)	$ 10	$ (9)	$ (38)		$ (15)		$ (27)		$ (1)	$ 1	$ (3)		$ (181)	$ (122)	$ (396)	$ (642)	$ 10	$ (15)	$ 23	$ 24	$ 13	$ (25)	$ 22	$ 54