SECURITIZATIONS AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Capitalized MSRs
Balance, beginning of period			$ 1,781
Balance, as of September 30	$ 1,270		1,270
Mortgage servicing rights
Classification of Securitizations
Fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights	1,300	$ 1,800	1,300	$ 1,800
Principal amount of loans and other financial instruments	173,000	203,000	173,000	203,000
Capitalized MSRs
Balance, beginning of period	1,324	1,924	1,781	1,845
Originations	43	57	111	168
Changes in fair value of MSRs due to changes in inputs and assumptions	13	(140)	(349)	51
Other changes	(78)	(79)	(255)	(261)
Sale of MSRs(2)	(32)	4	(18)	(37)
Balance, as of September 30	1,270	1,766	1,270	1,766
MSR fees
Servicing fees	117	135	371	416
Late fees	3	4	11	12
Ancillary fees	4	6	13	28
Total MSR fees	124	145	395	456
Mortgage securitizations - Non-agency-sponsored
Re-securitizations
Original par value of securities transferred to re-securitization entities		141		790
Fair value of re-securitizations deals in which the entity holds a retained interest	133		133		$ 428
Market value of retained interest related to re-securitization transaction					132
Original par value of re-securitizations deals in which the entity holds a retained interest	1,500		1,500		3,700
Senior interests
Re-securitizations
Fair value of re-securitizations deals in which the entity holds a retained interest					18
Subordinated interests
Re-securitizations
Fair value of re-securitizations deals in which the entity holds a retained interest					410
U.S. government-sponsored agency guaranteed
Re-securitizations
Fair value of re-securitizations deals in which the entity holds a retained interest	2,400		2,400		1,800
Market value of retained interest related to re-securitization transaction	670		670		1,500
Securities transferred to re-securitization entities	7,100	$ 3,500	21,300	$ 12,400
Original fair value of re-securitizations deals in which the entity holds a retained interest	$ 69,900		$ 69,900		$ 65,000

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All amounts that are due to the servicer of a financial asset, excluding contractually specified servicing fees and late fees.

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All amounts that, per contract, are due to the servicer in exchange for servicing the financial asset and would no longer be received by a servicer if the beneficial owners of the serviced assets (or their trustees or agents) were to exercise their actual or potential authority under the contract to shift the servicing to another servicer. Depending on the servicing contract, those fees may include some or all of the difference between the interest rate collected on the asset being serviced and the rate to be paid to the beneficial owners of the asset.

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The value of new servicing assets, subsequently measured at fair value, acquired or created during the current period through purchases or from transfers of financial assets.

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Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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