The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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INVESTMENTS (Details 8) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 21, 2013 MSSB	Dec. 31, 2012 MSSB	Sep. 30, 2012 MSSB	Sep. 16, 2012 MSSB	Mar. 31, 2012 Akbank	Mar. 31, 2013 Equity Method Investment MSSB	Jun. 30, 2013 Total securities AFS	Jun. 30, 2013 Total securities AFS	Jun. 30, 2013 Held-to-maturity Securities	Jun. 30, 2013 Held-to-maturity Securities	Jun. 30, 2013 Other assets	Jun. 30, 2013 Other assets
OTTI on Investments disclosures
Total OTTI losses recognized during the period	$ 4		$ 17								$ 3	$ 5	$ 1	$ 12
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings for securities that the Company does not intend to sell nor will likely be required to sell	4		17								3	5	1	12
Impairment losses recognized in earnings for securities that the Company intends to sell or more- likely-than-not will be required to sell before recovery	158		406								71	214			87	192
Total impairment losses recognized in earnings	162	128	423	1,433							74	219	1	12	87	192
Impairment charge related to investment, pre-tax									$ 1,181	$ 105
Percentage of ownership interest held					35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	49.00%	20.00%	35.00%