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Represents the balance of private label mortgage-backed securitizations from 2005 to 2008 where the Company has no variable interest or continuing involvement as servicer.

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The amount of loss pertaining to the specified contingency that was charged against earnings in the period, including the effects of revisions in previously reported estimates.

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CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)		6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010 Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Investor Actions and Repurchase Claims	Jun. 30, 2011 Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Investor Actions and Repurchase Claims	Jun. 30, 2010 Lehman Structured Notes Matters CHKL	Jun. 30, 2010 KIKOs CKI
CONTINGENCIES
Possible loss, high end of the range	$ 4,000,000,000
Contingencies
Private-label mortgage-backed securitization transactions sponsored by Citigroup affiliates			91,000,000,000
Private label mortgage-backed securities, outstanding			37,000,000,000
Losses to date on private-label mortgage-backed securitization transactions sponsored by Citigroup affiliates		8,700,000,000
Residential mortgage-backed securities, approximate value			1,500,000,000
Repurchase of structured notes issued by Lehman entities				136,000,000
Number civil lawsuits filed by small and medium-sized enterprises					82
Number of decision rendered at district court level					77
Numbers of decision prevailed					61
Number of decisions awarded to plaintiff for portion of damages sought					16
Total damages awarded					$ 19,500,000
Number of adverse decision against which appeal is made					16