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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 405
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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REGULATORY MATTERS - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
REGULATORY MATTERS - Narrative (Details)	Jul. 20, 2016 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) subsidiary	Jun. 30, 2017 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) subsidiary	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Dividends \| $		$ 64,000,000			$ 117,000,000
Banking Subsidiaries
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Number of financial subsidiaries \| subsidiary		2			2
CBNA subsidiaries
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Number of financial subsidiaries \| subsidiary		2			2
Scenario, Forecast
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in Dollars per Share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.14	$ 0.12
Percentage increase in quarterly dividend						17.00%
Subsequent Event
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in Dollars per Share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.12
Share repurchase plan, authorized amount \| $							$ 690,000,000