DERIVATIVES - Derivative Financial Instruments, Average Remaining Maturity and the Weighted-Average Interest Rates being Paid and Received (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 13,866,596	$ 11,875,690
Derivative Asset	226,782	272,499
Derivative Liability	$ (226,891)	(272,606)
Average Maturity (years)	2 years 4 months 24 days
Fair Value	$ (109)
Interest Rate Swap \| Derivative Financial Instruments Receive Fixed Pay Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 2,326,382
Average Maturity (years)	6 years 1 month 6 days
Fair Value	$ 101,448
Interest Rate Swap \| Derivative Financial Instruments Receive Variable Pay Fixed
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 2,326,382
Average Maturity (years)	6 years 1 month 6 days
Fair Value	$ (101,557)
Foreign Exchange [Member] \| Derivative Financial Instruments Receive Fixed Pay Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 4,606,916
Average Maturity (years)	7 months 6 days
Fair Value	$ 31,882
Foreign Exchange [Member] \| Derivative Financial Instruments Receive Variable Pay Fixed
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 4,606,916
Average Maturity (years)	7 months 6 days
Fair Value	$ (31,882)
Accrued interest and other assets \| Fair Value Hedges \| Matched interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	2,326,382	2,300,336
Derivative Asset	111,765	184,777
Derivative Liability	(10,317)	(107)
Accrued interest and other assets \| Foreign Exchange [Member] \| Matched interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	4,606,916	3,637,509
Derivative Asset	68,291	60,366
Derivative Liability	(36,409)	(27,249)
Accrued interest and other liabilities \| Fair Value Hedges \| Matched interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	2,326,382	2,300,336
Derivative Asset	10,317	107
Derivative Liability	(111,874)	(184,884)
Accrued interest and other liabilities \| Foreign Exchange [Member] \| Matched interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	4,606,916	3,637,509
Derivative Asset	36,409	27,249
Derivative Liability	$ (68,291)	$ (60,366)

Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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