ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES, NONPERFORMING ASSETS, AND CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Nonperforming assets, net of valuation allowance	$ 34		$ 34
Mortgage loans collateralized by OREO	170		$ 172
Larger balance commercial loans minimum balance (greater than)	3
Net change to ALLL from modification	2	$ 1
Charge-offs from modification of loans	$ 1	1
High loan to value criteria (exceeds)	90.00%
Commercial \| Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
TDR's that defaulted within 12 months of modification date	$ 0	3
Retail \| Retail
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
TDR's that defaulted within 12 months of modification date	$ 9	$ 10

Minimum qualifying carrying balance of commercial loans.

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An entity's internal risk assessment as having high risk defined as certain loans with outstanding balances exceeding a percentage of the value of underlying collateral.

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Recorded investment in non performing assets receivable net of valuation allowance as of the balance sheet date.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status and are collateralized by land and buildings obtained through foreclosure proceedings or defeasance in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement as of the balance sheet date.

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The effect of a change in method or methods for calculating the allowance for credit losses on the current period provision.

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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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Amount of investment related to financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings within the previous 12 months, for which there was a payment default.

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Reflects the amount of the write-down related to a troubled debt restructuring.

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