TRADING ACCOUNT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	$ 315,201	$ 291,734
Trading account liabilities	129,990	126,082
Mortgage-backed securities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	37,158	32,739
U.S. government-sponsored agency guaranteed
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	32,102	27,535
Prime
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	1,247	877
Alt-A
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	802	609
Subprime
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	753	989
Non-U.S. residential
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	454	396
Commercial
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	1,800	2,333
U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	20,377	19,399
U.S. Treasury
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	17,347	18,227
Agency obligations
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	3,030	1,172
State and municipal securities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	5,474	5,364
Foreign government securities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	89,382	79,551
Corporate
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	34,907	37,026
Derivatives, assets
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	57,153	62,327
Equity securities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	50,569	33,230
Asset-backed securities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	6,173	7,071
Other debt securities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account assets	14,008	15,027
Securities sold, not yet purchased
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account liabilities	74,271	69,809
Derivatives, liabilities
Trading account assets and Trading account liabilities
Trading account liabilities	$ 55,719	$ 56,273

The total of financial instruments that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term (thus held for only a short period of time) or for debt and equity securities formerly categorized as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity which the entity held as of the date it opted to account for such securities at fair value. An enterprise may also categorize such a security as trading without the intent to sell it in the near term assuming the decision to categorize the security as trading occurred at acquisition.

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