INVESTMENTS (DERIVATIVES BY CATEGORY) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 54,168		$ 50,926
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	14,274		13,585
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	4,310		4,211
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	686	$ 4,102
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	6
Equity Futures
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	4,542		5,086
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	1		1
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	1		1
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	(328)	(264)
Equity Swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	4,162		3,529
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	7		13
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	128		67
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	(403)	(39)
Equity Option
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	13,844		11,465
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	2,446		2,114
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	1,197		1,154
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	477	135
Floors
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0		1,500
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	0		11
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	0		0
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	0	6
Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	18,865		18,933
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	405		246
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	195		1,163
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	452	1,573
Interest rate contracts Futures
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	8,218		6,926
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	0		0
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	0		0
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	22	(57)
Interest Rate Swaption
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount			0
Fair Value Assets Derivatives			0
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives			0
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)		0
Credit Default Swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	3,300		2,757
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	33		20
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	13		15
Net Amounts Of Liabilities Presented In Statement Of Financial Position	0
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	9	0
Cross currency swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	1,237
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	33
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	11
Net Amounts Of Liabilities Presented In Statement Of Financial Position	0
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	(1)
Margin
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	57		107
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	0		6
Net Amounts Of Liabilities Presented In Statement Of Financial Position	0		0
Collateralized Securities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	2		712
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	1,475		748
Net Amounts Of Liabilities Presented In Statement Of Financial Position	0
Currency Contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount			730
Fair Value Assets Derivatives			52
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives			6
Net Amounts Of Liabilities Presented In Statement Of Financial Position			0
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)		(8)
Investment Income
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	228	1,346
Gmib Reinsurance
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	11,290		10,309
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	981	2,741
GWBL and Other Features’ liability
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	121		164
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	(43)	146
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features’ liability
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	1,169		$ 887
Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)	$ (480)	$ (131)