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INVESTMENTS - Debt Securities Held-to-Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		$ 242,547	$ 216,963
Gross unrealized gains		357	1,714
Gross unrealized losses		12,250	2,639
Fair value		230,654	216,038
Allowance for credit losses on HTM debt securities		85	87	$ 78	$ 86
Mortgage-backed securities - U.S. government-sponsored agency guaranteed
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		68,988	63,885
Gross unrealized gains		137	1,076
Gross unrealized losses		4,034	925
Fair value		65,091	64,036
Mortgage-backed securities - Non-U.S. residential
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		714	736
Gross unrealized gains		0	3
Gross unrealized losses		0	0
Fair value		714	739
Commercial
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		1,038	1,070
Gross unrealized gains		3	4
Gross unrealized losses		3	2
Fair value		1,038	1,072
Mortgage-backed securities
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		70,740	65,691
Gross unrealized gains		140	1,083
Gross unrealized losses		4,037	927
Fair value		66,843	65,847
U.S. treasury securities
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		130,004	111,819
Gross unrealized gains		26	30
Gross unrealized losses		7,664	1,632
Fair value		122,366	110,217
State and municipal
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		9,035	8,923
Gross unrealized gains		185	589
Gross unrealized losses		236	12
Fair value		8,984	9,500
Fair value of securities transferred from AFS to HTM	$ 237
Securities transferred from AFS to HTM, unrealized gain position	$ 14
Foreign government
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		1,699	1,651
Gross unrealized gains		1	4
Gross unrealized losses		64	36
Fair value		1,636	1,619
Asset-backed securities
Held-to-maturity debt securities
Amortized cost, net		31,069	28,879
Gross unrealized gains		5	8
Gross unrealized losses		249	32
Fair value		$ 30,825	$ 28,855