GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Changes in Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	$ 4,327
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	527
Amortization	(324)
Impairments	(38)
FX translation and other	(22)
Ending balance	4,470	$ 4,327
Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs)	334	495
Total intangible assets	4,804	4,822
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	228
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	0
Amortization	0
Impairments	(28)
FX translation and other	(28)
Ending balance	172	228
Purchased credit card relationships
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	1,617
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	11
Amortization	(149)
Impairments	(10)
FX translation and other	(3)
Ending balance	1,466	1,617
Credit card contract related intangibles
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	2,324
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	509
Amortization	(150)
Impairments	0
FX translation and other	(2)
Ending balance	2,681	2,324
Core deposit intangibles
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	1
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	0
Amortization	(1)
Impairments	0
FX translation and other	0
Ending balance	0	1
Other customer relationships
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	149
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	0
Amortization	(18)
Impairments	0
FX translation and other	8
Ending balance	139	149
Present value of future profits
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	3
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	0
Amortization	0
Impairments	0
FX translation and other	(1)
Ending balance	2	3
Other
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Beginning balance	5
Acquisitions/renewals/ divestitures	7
Amortization	(6)
Impairments	0
FX translation and other	4
Ending balance	$ 10	$ 5
American Airlines, Costco, The Home Depot and AT&T \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Intangible Assets, Excluding Mortgage Servicing Rights \| Credit card contract related intangibles
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
Concentration risk, percentage	97.00%	97.00%

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