FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Financial Instruments not Recorded at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Securities held to maturity, carrying value	$ 5,285	$ 5,148
Securities held-to-maturity, fair value	5,386	5,193
Other investment securities, at cost, carrying value	822	867
Other investment securities, at cost, fair value	822	867
Other loans held for sale, carrying value	51	25
Other loans held for sale, fair value	51	25
Loans and leases, carrying value	97,431	93,410
Loans and leases, fair value	97,314	93,674
Deposits, carrying value	101,866	95,707
Deposits, fair value	101,869	95,710
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, carrying value	1,293	4,276
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, fair value	1,294	4,276
Other short-term borrowed funds, carrying value	5,861	6,253
Other short-term borrowed funds, fair value	5,861	6,253
Long-term borrowed funds, carrying value	4,153	4,642
Long-term borrowed funds, fair value	4,261	4,706
Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Securities held to maturity, carrying value	0	0
Securities held-to-maturity, fair value	0	0
Other investment securities, at cost, carrying value	0	0
Other investment securities, at cost, fair value	0	0
Other loans held for sale, carrying value	0	0
Other loans held for sale, fair value	0	0
Loans and leases, carrying value	0	0
Loans and leases, fair value	0	0
Deposits, carrying value	0	0
Deposits, fair value	0	0
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, carrying value	0	0
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, fair value	0	0
Other short-term borrowed funds, carrying value	0	0
Other short-term borrowed funds, fair value	0	0
Long-term borrowed funds, carrying value	0	0
Long-term borrowed funds, fair value	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Securities held to maturity, carrying value	5,285	5,148
Securities held-to-maturity, fair value	5,386	5,193
Other investment securities, at cost, carrying value	822	867
Other investment securities, at cost, fair value	822	867
Other loans held for sale, carrying value	0	0
Other loans held for sale, fair value	0	0
Loans and leases, carrying value	107	102
Loans and leases, fair value	107	102
Deposits, carrying value	101,866	95,707
Deposits, fair value	101,869	95,710
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, carrying value	1,293	4,276
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, fair value	1,294	4,276
Other short-term borrowed funds, carrying value	5,861	6,253
Other short-term borrowed funds, fair value	5,861	6,253
Long-term borrowed funds, carrying value	4,153	4,642
Long-term borrowed funds, fair value	4,261	4,706
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Securities held to maturity, carrying value	0	0
Securities held-to-maturity, fair value	0	0
Other investment securities, at cost, carrying value	0	0
Other investment securities, at cost, fair value	0	0
Other loans held for sale, carrying value	51	25
Other loans held for sale, fair value	51	25
Loans and leases, carrying value	97,324	93,308
Loans and leases, fair value	97,207	93,572
Deposits, carrying value	0	0
Deposits, fair value	0	0
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, carrying value	0	0
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, fair value	0	0
Other short-term borrowed funds, carrying value	0	0
Other short-term borrowed funds, fair value	0	0
Long-term borrowed funds, carrying value	0	0
Long-term borrowed funds, fair value	$ 0	$ 0

Investments In Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, Amortized Cost Basis

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