DERIVATIVES ACTIVITIES (Details 4) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	$ 1,439,423,000,000	$ 1,223,116,000,000
Fair value payable	87,586,000,000	35,958,000,000
Amounts Receivable (Payable) Fair Value Credit Protection Purchased	11,041,000,000	23,840,000,000
Fair value amounts receivable under credit derivatives sold	10,072,000,000	22,638,000,000
Fair value of derivative in liability position	27,000,000,000	23,000,000,000
Fair value of collateral already posted	22,000,000,000	18,000,000,000
Additional collateral posted	2,600,000,000
Bank
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	950,836,000,000	784,080,000,000
Fair value payable	56,298,000,000	20,718,000,000
Broker-dealer
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	337,216,000,000	312,131,000,000
Fair value payable	22,348,000,000	10,232,000,000
Non-financial
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	1,777,000,000	1,463,000,000
Fair value payable	97,000,000	54,000,000
Insurance and other financial institutions
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	149,594,000,000	125,442,000,000
Fair value payable	8,843,000,000	4,954,000,000
Credit default swaps and options
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	1,437,893,000,000	1,221,211,000,000
Fair value payable	87,449,000,000	35,800,000,000
Total return swaps and other
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	1,530,000,000	1,905,000,000
Fair value payable	137,000,000	158,000,000
Investment grade
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	643,663,000,000	487,270,000,000
Fair value payable	19,483,000,000	6,124,000,000
Non-investment grade
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	246,529,000,000	218,296,000,000
Fair value payable	34,790,000,000	11,364,000,000
Not rated.
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	549,231,000,000	517,550,000,000
Fair value payable	33,313,000,000	18,470,000,000
Within 1 year
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	203,334,000,000	162,075,000,000
Fair value payable	3,226,000,000	353,000,000
From 1 to 5 years
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	1,002,106,000,000	853,808,000,000
Fair value payable	55,878,000,000	16,524,000,000
After 5 years
Credit Derivative
Maximum potential amount of future payments	233,983,000,000	207,233,000,000
Fair value payable	$ 28,482,000,000	$ 19,081,000,000