FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Financial Instruments not Recorded at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Securities held to maturity, carrying value	$ 3,345	$ 4,165
Securities held-to-maturity, fair value	3,267	4,041
Equity securities, at cost, carrying value	604	834
Equity securities, at cost, fair value	604	834
Other loans held for sale, carrying value	66	101
Other loans held for sale, fair value	66	101
Loans and leases, carrying value	117,615	116,660
Loans and leases, fair value	117,862	116,627
Deposits, carrying value	123,916	119,575
Deposits, fair value	123,875	119,503
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, carrying value	668	1,156
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, fair value	668	1,156
Other short-term borrowed funds, carrying value	11	161
Other short-term borrowed funds, fair value	11	161
Long-term borrowed funds, carrying value	11,725	15,925
Long-term borrowed funds, fair value	11,767	15,877
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
Equity securities, at cost, carrying value	0	0
Equity 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	3,345	4,165
Securities held-to-maturity, fair value	3,267	4,041
Equity securities, at cost, carrying value	604	834
Equity securities, at cost, fair value	604	834
Other loans held for sale, carrying value	0	0
Other loans held for sale, fair value	0	0
Loans and leases, carrying value	371	338
Loans and leases, fair value	371	338
Deposits, carrying value	123,916	119,575
Deposits, fair value	123,875	119,503
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, carrying value	668	1,156
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, fair value	668	1,156
Other short-term borrowed funds, carrying value	11	161
Other short-term borrowed funds, fair value	11	161
Long-term borrowed funds, carrying value	11,725	15,925
Long-term borrowed funds, fair value	11,767	15,877
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
Equity securities, at cost, carrying value	0	0
Equity securities, at cost, fair value	0	0
Other loans held for sale, carrying value	66	101
Other loans held for sale, fair value	66	101
Loans and leases, carrying value	117,244	116,322
Loans and leases, fair value	117,491	116,289
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

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

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Fair value portion of short-term borrowings not otherwise specified in the taxonomy having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Total Other Investment Securities At Cost, Amortized Cost Basis

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Fair value portion of short term borrowing where a bank borrows, at the federal funds rate, from another bank and securities that an entity sells and agrees to repurchase at a specified date for a specified price.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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