DERIVATIVES - Cash Flow Hedges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI on derivative	$ 477.0	$ (1,167.0)	$ 223.0	$ (3,592.0)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings		1.0		(46.0)
Net pretax change in cash flow hedges included within AOCI	958.0	(1,025.0)	1,670.0	(3,933.0)
Cash flow hedge gain expected to be reclassified from AOCI within 12 months			$ (1,000.0)
Maximum length of time hedged in cash flow hedge			15 years
Interest rate contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI on derivative	467.0	(1,196.0)	$ 208.0	(3,637.0)
Foreign exchange contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI on derivative	10.0	29.0	15.0	45.0
Other revenue
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	(1.0)	(1.0)	(3.0)	(3.0)
Other revenue \| Interest rate contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other revenue \| Foreign exchange contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	(1.0)	(1.0)	(3.0)	(3.0)
Net interest income
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	(480.0)	(141.0)	(1,444.0)	344.0
Net interest income \| Interest rate contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	(480.0)	(141.0)	(1,444.0)	344.0
Net interest income \| Foreign exchange contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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