SECURITIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Accrued interest receivable on debt securities	$ 60,000,000		$ 58,000,000
Taxable interest income from securities	147,000,000	$ 166,000,000
Mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Securitizations of mortgage loans	$ 0	$ 31,000,000

Debt Securities, Interest Receivable

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- Definition

Amount of operating interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, on securities subject to state, federal and other income tax.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 220
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.2)
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- Definition

The cash inflow from securitizing loans held with the intention to resell in the near future.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 21
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 16
-Subparagraph (a)
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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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