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

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INVESTMENTS - Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			$ 161,742	$ 104,943
Gross unrealized gains			2,334	3,022
Gross unrealized losses			1,701	175
Fair value			162,375	107,790
Allowance for credit losses on HTM debt securities			78	86	$ 76	$ 0
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government-sponsored agency guaranteed
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			63,783	49,004
Gross unrealized gains			1,643	2,162
Gross unrealized losses			718	15
Fair value			64,708	51,151
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-U.S. residential
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			1,107	1,124
Gross unrealized gains			3	3
Gross unrealized losses			1	1
Fair value			1,109	1,126
Commercial
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			887	825
Gross unrealized gains			2	1
Gross unrealized losses			1	1
Fair value			888	825
Mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			65,777	50,953
Gross unrealized gains			1,648	2,166
Gross unrealized losses			720	17
Fair value			66,705	53,102
U.S. treasury securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			58,380	21,293
Gross unrealized gains			0	4
Gross unrealized losses			925	55
Fair value			57,455	21,242
Fair value of securities transferred from AFS to HTM		$ 13,100
Securities transferred from AFS to HTM, unrealized gain position		$ 144
State and municipal
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			9,446	9,185
Gross unrealized gains			631	755
Gross unrealized losses			17	11
Fair value			10,060	9,929
Fair value of securities transferred from AFS to HTM	$ 237
Securities transferred from AFS to HTM, unrealized gain position	$ 14
Foreign government
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			1,877	1,931
Gross unrealized gains			45	91
Gross unrealized losses			8	0
Fair value			1,914	2,022
Asset-backed securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			26,262	21,581
Gross unrealized gains			10	6
Gross unrealized losses			31	92
Fair value			$ 26,241	$ 21,495