DERIVATIVES - Cash Flow Hedges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI on derivative	$ (181)	$ 307
Cash flow hedge gain expected to be reclassified from AOCI within 12 months	$ (300)
Maximum length of time hedged in cash flow hedge	13 years
Cash flow hedges
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Net pretax change in cash flow hedges included within AOCI	$ 8	650
Interest rate contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI on derivative	(181)	306
Foreign exchange contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI on derivative	0	1
Other revenue
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	0	(1)
Other revenue \| Interest rate contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	0	0
Other revenue \| Foreign exchange contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	0	(1)
Net interest income
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	(189)	(342)
Net interest income \| Interest rate contracts
Pretax change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings	(189)	(342)
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

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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Amount, before tax and after reclassification, of gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness, attributable to parent.

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