SECURITIES - Income Recognized from Investment Securities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Interest Income, Securities, Operating, by Taxable Status [Abstract]
Taxable	$ 159us-gaap_InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxable	$ 149us-gaap_InterestIncomeSecuritiesTaxable
Non-taxable	0	0
Total interest income from investment securities	159us-gaap_InterestIncomeOperating	149us-gaap_InterestIncomeOperating
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments [Abstract]
Gains on sale of debt securities	12cfg_GainonSaleofDebtInvestments	25cfg_GainonSaleofDebtInvestments
Losses on sale of debt securities	(4)cfg_LossonSaleofDebtInvestments	0cfg_LossonSaleofDebtInvestments
Debt securities gains, net	8us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments	25us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments
Equity securities gains	$ 2cfg_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGain	$ 0cfg_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGain

Gain on sale of debt investment securities.

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Loss on sale of debt investment securities.

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Realized gains on sale of marketable equity securities.

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The net realized gain (loss) on investments sold during the period, not including gains (losses) on securities separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, which, for cash flow reporting, is a component of proceeds from investing activities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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Amount of operating interest income, including, but not limited to, amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))

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Amount of operating interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, on securities subject to state, federal and other income tax.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.2)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Paragraph 2

-Article 9

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Amount of operating interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, on securities exempt from state, federal and other income tax.

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