DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DISPOSALS (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 22, 2014 Spain Consumer Business	Sep. 30, 2014 Spain Consumer Business	Sep. 30, 2013 Spain Consumer Business	Sep. 30, 2014 Spain Consumer Business	Sep. 30, 2013 Spain Consumer Business	Sep. 22, 2014 Spain Consumer Business branch employee atm	Sep. 30, 2014 Greece Consumer Business	Sep. 30, 2014 Greece Consumer Business employee branch atm	Sep. 30, 2013 Greece Consumer Business	Sep. 30, 2014 Greece Consumer Business employee branch atm	Sep. 30, 2013 Greece Consumer Business
Discontinued operations
Loans (net of allowance)										$ 1,700,000,000		$ 353,000,000		$ 353,000,000
Assets under management										3,400,000,000		1,100,000,000		1,100,000,000
Deposits										2,200,000,000		1,200,000,000		1,200,000,000
Number of branches										45		20		20
Number of ATMs										48		85		85
Number of employees										938		719		719
Pre-tax gain on sale	0	6,000,000	0	62,000,000	243,000,000						209,000,000
After tax gain on sale of discontinued operations	0	6,000,000	0	62,000,000	131,000,000						91,000,000
Income before taxes	$ (25,000,000)	$ 33,000,000	$ 12,000,000	$ (19,000,000)		$ 340,000,000	$ 14,000,000	$ 373,000,000	$ 39,000,000			$ 173,000,000	$ (9,000,000)	$ 133,000,000	$ (143,000,000)