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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Goodwill impairment charges representing goodwill not deductible for tax purposes (Percent)   78.40%cfg_GoodwillnotDeductibleforTaxPurposesPercentofGoodwillImpairmentCharges  
State tax settlement (Percent)     2.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlementsStateAndLocal
State operating loss carryforwards $ 2,000,000,000cfg_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomesticandState    
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 157,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 193,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Decrease in deferred tax asset valuation allowance 36,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount    
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 49,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Interest on unrecognized tax benefits accrued during period 1,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense 2,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense 14,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits 15,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 14,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 12,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued
Decreases for tax positions related to settlements with taxing authorities (20,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (1,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (134,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Effective Income Tax Rate      
Goodwill Impairment (Percent) 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses (35.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses
Settlement with State Taxing Authority      
Effective Income Tax Rate      
Anticipated decrease in unrecognized tax benefits due to settlement with taxing authorities 61,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound
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Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-01 [Member]      
Effective Income Tax Rate      
Expected impact to tax rate of adoption of new accounting standard in 2015 2.40%cfg_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAdoptionofNewAccountingStandardNextTwelveMonths
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Tax Years Ended Prior to 1988 [Member]      
Effective Income Tax Rate      
Base year loan loss reserves attributable to prior years $ 557,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsProvisionForLoanLosses
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