Percentage employer shares of employee postretirement benefit costs.

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- Definition

Fair value of assets transferred into (out of) a defined benefit pension plan.

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- Definition

The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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The amount of decrease in the plan benefit obligation attributed to the sale, liquidation, spin-off or other divestiture of a corporate division or subsidiary.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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The amount of decrease in the plan assets attributed to the sale, liquidation, spin-off or other divestiture of a corporate division or subsidiary.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 20, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015
RBS
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Payment made due to divestiture of portion of plans associated with affiliates		$ 1
Qualified Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Assets transferred to Affiliate plans		129
Liabilities transferred to Affiliate plans		148
Employer contributions	$ 100
Non-Qualified Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Liabilities transferred to Affiliate plans		7
Postretirement Benefit Plan \| 25 or more years of service
Postretirement Medical Plans with Prescription Drug Benefits [Abstract]
Cost sharing benefit (as a percentage)			70.00%
Postretirement Benefit Plan \| 15-24 years of service
Postretirement Medical Plans with Prescription Drug Benefits [Abstract]
Cost sharing benefit (as a percentage)			50.00%
Postretirement Benefit Plan \| Affiliates
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Liabilities transferred to Affiliate plans		$ 7