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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 03, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (USD per share)		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Authorized amount of stock available for repurchase (up to)					$ 1,500,000,000
Series F
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage		6.95%
Series G
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage		6.50%
Series I
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage		6.75%
Mortgage Servicing Rights Incremental Facility \| Line of Credit
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate stock offering price (up to)	$ 1,500,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Preferred stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	63,500,000
Authorized amount of stock available for repurchase (up to)	$ 1,600,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Series F
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	28,800,000
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage	6.95%
Preferred stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.01
Subsequent Event \| Series G
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	17,000,000
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage	6.50%
Preferred stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.01
Subsequent Event \| Series I
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	17,700,000
Preferred stock dividend rate, percentage	6.75%
Preferred stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.01
Subsequent Event \| Mortgage Servicing Rights Incremental Facility \| Line of Credit
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 250,000,000