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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) counterparties currency Y | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Non-qualifying strategies USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-qualifying strategies USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Non-qualifying strategies Futures USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 Non-qualifying strategies Futures USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Cash flow hedges USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 Cash flow hedges USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Yen Denominated Samurai Notes Variable Interest Rate Due July Twenty Fourteen JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2013 Yen Denominated Samurai Notes Variable Interest Rate Due July Twenty Fourteen JPY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2014 3.625% senior notes due June 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 2.65% senior notes due February 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 4.00% senior notes due February 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 5.50% subordinated notes due September 2052 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Twenty fourteen profit repatriation Foreign currency forwards JPY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2014 Japanese Government Bonds USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Japanese Government Bonds USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Cash USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Cash USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Net investment hedge USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Net investment hedge USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 Net investment hedge Foreign currency forwards USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Net investment hedge Foreign currency forwards USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, before Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net |  |  | (55,000,000) |  | 94,000,000 |  | (36,000,000) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net |  |  | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | (1,000,000) | [1] | (7,000,000) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of currencies related to foreign currency swaps | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of counterparties | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of counterparties that comprise majority of aggregate notional amount of swaps | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of notional amount of swaps from certain number of counterparties | 87.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value | 127,000,000 | 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,000,000 | 7,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value | 54,000,000 | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Collateral, Aggregate Fair Value | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral obtained from third parties | 263,000,000 | 295,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hedging activity, weighted-average period (in years) | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable, principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500,000,000 | 5,500,000,000 | 700,000,000 | 400,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable, effective interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.475% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Amount of Derivatives | 28,226,000,000 | 22,475,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 510,000,000 | 451,000,000 | 0 | 356,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Cash flow hedge items are recorded as unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and net investment hedge items are recorded in the unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) line in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).

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