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The amount of other loans receivable that will be sold to other entities.

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The face amount of loans that will be sold to other entities.

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The carrying amount of mortgage loans on real estate that were sold during the reporting period.

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The cash outflow associated with purchasing loans held for investment purposes during the period.

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The carrying amount, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of loans receivable which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of FHLB debt obligations, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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Value of loans and leases held in the entity's portfolio transferred to loans and leases held-for-sale in noncash transactions.

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LOANS AND LEASES - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
LOANS AND LEASES - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for sale	$ 322,000,000		$ 256,000,000
Other loans held for sale	54,000,000		25,000,000
Residential Mortgages
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral for FHLB borrowed funds	22,800,000,000		22,000,000,000
Loans pledged as collateral to support the contingent ability to borrow at the FRB discount window	13,000,000,000		11,800,000,000
Credit cards
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Transfer of portfolio loans and leases to held-for-sale	41,000,000
Loans and leases receivable held-for-sale, gross	43,000,000
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Sales and Other	2,000,000
Residential Mortgages
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans held for sale	322,000,000		256,000,000
Residential, including originated home equity products
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans purchased during period	249,000,000	483,000,000
Mortgage loans sold	273,000,000	126,000,000
Consumer Loans Auto Financing Receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans purchased during period	393,000,000	202,000,000
Student
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans purchased during period	261,000,000	40,000,000
Commercial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Leases sold	$ 111,000,000