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LOANS - Consumer Loans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
LOANS - Consumer Loans (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Loans
Number of loan categories	2c_LoanCategoriesNumber
Loans, net of unearned income	$ 621,054,000,000		$ 644,635,000,000
Consumer
Loans
Total loans	342,361,000,000		370,652,000,000
Net unearned income	(655,000,000)		(682,000,000)
Loans, net of unearned income	341,706,000,000		369,970,000,000
Loans sold and/or reclassified to held-for-sale	11,900,000,000	400,000,000
In U.S. offices \| Consumer
Loans
Total loans	208,776,000,000		229,860,000,000
In U.S. offices \| Consumer \| Mortgage and real estate
Loans
Total loans	92,005,000,000		96,533,000,000
In U.S. offices \| Consumer \| Installment, revolving credit and other
Loans
Total loans	4,861,000,000		14,450,000,000
In U.S. offices \| Consumer \| Cards
Loans
Total loans	105,378,000,000		112,982,000,000
In U.S. offices \| Consumer \| Commercial and industrial
Loans
Total loans	6,532,000,000		5,895,000,000
In offices outside the U.S. \| Consumer
Loans
Total loans	133,585,000,000		140,792,000,000
In offices outside the U.S. \| Consumer \| Mortgage and real estate
Loans
Total loans	50,970,000,000		54,462,000,000
In offices outside the U.S. \| Consumer \| Installment, revolving credit and other
Loans
Total loans	31,396,000,000		31,128,000,000
In offices outside the U.S. \| Consumer \| Cards
Loans
Total loans	28,681,000,000		32,032,000,000
In offices outside the U.S. \| Consumer \| Commercial and industrial
Loans
Total loans	21,992,000,000		22,561,000,000
In offices outside the U.S. \| Consumer \| Lease financing
Loans
Total loans	$ 546,000,000		$ 609,000,000