Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 01, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Entity Central Index Key	0000759944
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	CFG
Entity Registrant Name	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		537,022,384