CREDIT CARD AND OTHER LOANS - Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details) - Consumer Portfolio	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item
Troubled debt restructurings - credit card loans
Modifications related to troubled debt restructurings within credit card and loan receivables
Number of Restructurings \| item	37,363	37,379	107,577	134,068
Pre-modification Outstanding Balance	$ 52,000,000	$ 55,000,000	$ 154,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Post-modification Outstanding Balance	$ 52,000,000	$ 55,000,000	$ 154,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted
Modifications related to troubled debt restructurings within credit card and loan receivables
Number of Restructurings	11,511	19,888	51,201	102,624
Post-modification Outstanding Balance	$ 16,000,000	$ 27,000,000	$ 70,000,000	$ 136,000,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123577603&loc=SL6953676-111524

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