VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	May 01, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets:
Trading securities		$ 23,789,000,000	$ 24,584,000,000
Mortgage and other loans receivable		19,857,000,000	19,482,000,000
Other invested assets		29,206,000,000	29,117,000,000
Real estate and investment funds
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
Off-balance sheet exposure associated with VIEs		200,000,000	200,000,000
Off-balance sheet exposure		50,900,000	48,700,000
Consolidated VIE
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
VIE Assets		12,800,000,000	11,700,000,000
VIE Liabilities		1,500,000,000	1,900,000,000
Assets:
Available for sale securities		5,300,000,000	2,900,000,000
Trading securities		900,000,000	1,000,000,000
Mortgage and other loans receivable		300,000,000	400,000,000
Other invested assets		4,000,000,000	4,400,000,000
Other assets		2,300,000,000	3,000,000,000
Liabilities:
Long-term debt		700,000,000	700,000,000
Other liabilities		800,000,000	1,200,000,000
Consolidated VIE | ALICO SPV
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
VIE Assets			600,000,000
VIE Liabilities		100,000,000	100,000,000
Escrowed funds released	547,000,000
Consolidated VIE | Real estate and investment funds
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
VIE Assets		1,000,000,000	1,400,000,000
VIE Liabilities		100,000,000	200,000,000
Consolidated VIE | Securitization Vehicles
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
VIE Assets		4,900,000,000	2,400,000,000
VIE Liabilities		100,000,000
Consolidated VIE | Structured Investment Vehicle
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
VIE Assets		1,500,000,000	1,700,000,000
VIE Liabilities		100,000,000	100,000,000
Consolidated VIE | Affordable housing partnerships
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
VIE Assets		2,200,000,000	2,300,000,000
VIE Liabilities		300,000,000	200,000,000
Consolidated VIE | Other
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
VIE Assets		3,200,000,000	3,300,000,000
VIE Liabilities		800,000,000	1,300,000,000
Unconsolidated VIE
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
Total VIE Assets		19,300,000,000	18,200,000,000
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet		2,800,000,000	2,400,000,000
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet		200,000,000	200,000,000
Total maximum exposure to loss		3,000,000,000	2,600,000,000
Assets:
Trading securities		100,000,000	100,000,000
Other invested assets		2,700,000,000	2,300,000,000
Unconsolidated VIE assets in balance sheet		2,800,000,000	2,400,000,000
Unconsolidated VIE | Real estate and investment funds
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
Total VIE Assets		17,700,000,000	16,700,000,000
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet		2,200,000,000	1,800,000,000
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet		200,000,000	200,000,000
Total maximum exposure to loss		2,400,000,000	2,000,000,000
Unconsolidated VIE | Affordable housing partnerships
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
Total VIE Assets		500,000,000	500,000,000
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet		500,000,000	500,000,000
Total maximum exposure to loss		500,000,000	500,000,000
Unconsolidated VIE | Other
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY
Total VIE Assets		1,100,000,000	1,000,000,000
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet		100,000,000	100,000,000
Total maximum exposure to loss		$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000