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GOODWILL -Narrative (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 324 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
business
Jun. 30, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]          
Number of acquisitions of banks or assets of banks       25us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired  
Goodwill impairment $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss $ 4,435us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss    
Consumer Banking          
Goodwill [Line Items]          
Goodwill accumulated impairment loss 5,900us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_ConsumerBankingMember
5,900us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_ConsumerBankingMember
  5,900us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_ConsumerBankingMember
 
Goodwill impairment   4,435us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_ConsumerBankingMember
    4,400us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_ConsumerBankingMember
Commercial Banking          
Goodwill [Line Items]          
Goodwill accumulated impairment loss 50us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_CommercialBankingMember
50us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_CommercialBankingMember
  50us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_CommercialBankingMember
 
Goodwill impairment   $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cfg_CommercialBankingMember