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SECURITIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Residential investment securities sold, carrying value	$ 11,500,000,000	$ 51,800,000,000
Commercial Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Impairment, available-for-sale debt security	$ 400,000	$ 0	$ 0

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Carrying value of mortgage backed securities sold during period.

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Amount of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), recognized in earnings and other comprehensive loss (OCI).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 8A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124260329&loc=SL6284422-111562

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