DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Additional Information) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Collateral posted	$ 2,000	$ 2,900
Fair value of hybrid securities	4,000	4,400
Par value of hybrid securities	8,600	9,100
Credit Risk Related Contingent Features [Member]
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Collateral posted	466	676
Aggregate fair value of net liability position	421	$ 572
Additional collateral postings and termination payments	$ 49

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Par value as of the balance sheet date of hybrid instruments.

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The aggregate fair value of assets that are already posted, at the end of the reporting period, as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The aggregate fair value amounts of derivative instruments that contain credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position at the end of the reporting period. For nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the fair value amounts are the carrying value of the nonderivative hedging instrument, including the adjustment for the foreign currency transaction gain (loss) on that instrument.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of hybrid instruments.

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