DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Global Capital Market Derivatives) (USD $)					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features	Dec. 31, 2013 Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features	Sep. 30, 2014 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage	Sep. 30, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage	Sep. 30, 2014 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage	Sep. 30, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage	Dec. 31, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage	Sep. 30, 2014 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Multi-sector CDOs	Sep. 30, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Multi-sector CDOs	Sep. 30, 2014 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Multi-sector CDOs	Sep. 30, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Multi-sector CDOs	Dec. 31, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Multi-sector CDOs	Sep. 30, 2014 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Corporate debt/CLOs	Sep. 30, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Corporate debt/CLOs	Sep. 30, 2014 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Corporate debt/CLOs	Sep. 30, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Corporate debt/CLOs	Dec. 31, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Super Senior CDS Arbitrage Corporate debt/CLOs	Sep. 30, 2014 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Written single name CDS	Dec. 31, 2013 Global Capital Markets (GCM) derivatives Written single name CDS
Credit derivatives:
Notional amount of credit risk derivatives					$ 5,484,000,000		$ 5,484,000,000		$ 15,089,000,000	$ 2,769,000,000		$ 2,769,000,000		$ 3,257,000,000	$ 2,715,000,000		$ 2,715,000,000		$ 11,832,000,000	$ 205,000,000	$ 373,000,000
Fair Value of Derivative (Asset) Liability					995,000,000		995,000,000		1,277,000,000	989,000,000		989,000,000		1,249,000,000	6,000,000		6,000,000		28,000,000
Unrealized market valuation gain (loss) on credit derivatives					75,000,000	54,000,000	223,000,000	356,000,000		63,000,000	49,000,000	201,000,000	330,000,000		12,000,000	5,000,000	22,000,000	26,000,000
Additional amount paid for CDS terminated during period												59,000,000
Collateral posted			3,600,000,000	3,100,000,000						899,000,000		899,000,000		1,100,000,000	182,000,000		182,000,000		353,000,000	26,000,000	38,000,000
Notional amount of CDS written on super senior tranches of CLOs															790,000,000		790,000,000		1,000,000,000
Derivative weighted average maturity												5 years					3 years			3 years	3 years
Notional amount of CDS purchased offsets																				30,000,000	50,000,000
Notional amount of single name CDS maximum exposure																				175,000,000	323,000,000
Fair value of derivative liability																				23,000,000	32,000,000
Aggregate fair value of net liability position			2,800,000,000	2,600,000,000
Additional collateral requirements, one-notch downgrade			48,000,000
Further additional collateral requirements, one-notch downgrade			190,000,000
Fair value of hybrid securities	6,100,000,000	6,400,000,000
Par value of hybrid securities	$ 12,100,000,000	$ 13,400,000,000