Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Transfers to Held-to-Maturity Securities, Fair Value

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Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Transfers to Held-to-Maturity Securities, Unrealized Gain

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Amount of allowance for credit loss for debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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INVESTMENTS - Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		$ 80,775		$ 104,943
Gross unrecognized gains		1,557		3,022
Gross unrecognized losses		109		175
Fair value		82,223		107,790
Allowance for credit losses on HTM debt securities		0		86
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government-sponsored agency guaranteed
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		46,637		49,004
Gross unrecognized gains		1,047		2,162
Gross unrecognized losses		21		15
Fair value		47,663		51,151
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-U.S. residential
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		1,039		1,124
Gross unrecognized gains		5		3
Gross unrecognized losses		0		1
Fair value		1,044		1,126
Mortgage-backed securities - Commercial
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		582		825
Gross unrecognized gains		1		1
Gross unrecognized losses		0		1
Fair value		583		825
Mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		48,258		50,953
Gross unrecognized gains		1,053		2,166
Gross unrecognized losses		21		17
Fair value		49,290		53,102
Fair value of securities transferred from AFS to HTM			$ 5,000
Unrealized loss position of securities at time of transfer			$ 56
US Treasury securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		0		21,293
Gross unrecognized gains				4
Gross unrecognized losses				55
Fair value		0		21,242
Fair value of securities transferred from AFS to HTM	$ 13,100
Unrealized gain position of securities at time of transfer	$ 144
State and municipal
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		9,104		9,185
Gross unrecognized gains		455		755
Gross unrecognized losses		28		11
Fair value		9,531		9,929
Fair value of securities transferred from AFS to HTM		173
Unrealized gain position of securities at time of transfer		5
Foreign government
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		1,934		1,931
Gross unrecognized gains		37		91
Gross unrecognized losses		1		0
Fair value		1,970		2,022
Asset-backed securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Carrying value		21,479		21,581
Gross unrecognized gains		12		6
Gross unrecognized losses		59		92
Fair value		$ 21,432		$ 21,495