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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Debt Securities, Held-To-Maturity, Fair Value, Net Of Allowance For Credit Losses

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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
	Feb. 28, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			$ 198,056		$ 104,943
Gross unrealized gains			2,114		3,022
Gross unrealized losses			1,446		175
Fair value			198,724		107,790
Allowance for credit losses on HTM debt securities			73	$ 83	86	$ 98	$ 107	$ 0
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government-sponsored agency guaranteed
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			67,517		49,004
Gross unrealized gains			1,490		2,162
Gross unrealized losses			533		15
Fair value			68,474		51,151
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-U.S. residential
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			739		1,124
Gross unrealized gains			1		3
Gross unrealized losses			0		1
Fair value			740		1,126
Commercial
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			957		825
Gross unrealized gains			3		1
Gross unrealized losses			2		1
Fair value			958		825
Mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			69,213		50,953
Gross unrealized gains			1,494		2,166
Gross unrealized losses			535		17
Fair value			70,172		53,102
U.S. treasury securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			88,270		21,293
Gross unrealized gains			26		4
Gross unrealized losses			850		55
Fair value			87,446		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			8,952		9,185
Gross unrealized gains			575		755
Gross unrealized losses			18		11
Fair value			9,509		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			1,694		1,931
Gross unrealized gains			10		91
Gross unrealized losses			16		0
Fair value			1,688		2,022
Asset-backed securities
Debt Securities Held-to-maturity
Amortized cost, net			29,927		21,581
Gross unrealized gains			9		6
Gross unrealized losses			27		92
Fair value			$ 29,909		$ 21,495