| **BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                              | 9 Months Ended                                          | 12 Months Ended                                | 0 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                              |
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| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| FHLB Stock, par value (in usd per share)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | $ 100sov_FederalHomeLoanBankStockParValue                                                                                                                                   |                                                    |                                           | $ 100sov_FederalHomeLoanBankStockParValue                                                                                                                                   |  |   |   |   |
| Impaired loans, minimum commercial non-accrual loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | $ 2,258,423,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance                                                                                                    |                                                    |                                           | $ 2,258,423,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance                                                                                                    |  |   | $ 1,430,588,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance |   |
| Period of time not resulting loan identified as impaired                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 90 days                                                                                                                                                                     |  |   |   |   |
| Impairment of long-lived assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse                                                                                                                              | 97,500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse | 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse | 97,546,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse                                                                                                                     |  | 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse |   |   |
| Goodwill recognized                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 5,476,844,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod                                                                                                                           |  |   |   |   |
| OREO and other repossessed assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 225,200,000us-gaap_OtherRealEstateAndForeclosedAssets                                                                                                                       |                                                    |                                           | 225,200,000us-gaap_OtherRealEstateAndForeclosedAssets                                                                                                                       |  |   | 91,700,000us-gaap_OtherRealEstateAndForeclosedAssets |   |
| Automobiles [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 5 years                                                                                                                                                                     |  |   |   |   |
| Minimum [Member] | Office buildings [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 10 years                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Minimum [Member] | Leasehold improvements [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 10 years                                                                                                                                                                    | [1] |   |   |   |
| Minimum [Member] | Software [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 3 years                                                                                                                                                                     | [2] |   |   |   |
| Minimum [Member] | Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 3 years                                                                                                                                                                     |  |   |   |   |
| Maximum [Member] | Office buildings [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 30 years                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Maximum [Member] | Leasehold improvements [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 30 years                                                                                                                                                                    | [1] |   |   |   |
| Maximum [Member] | Software [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 5 years                                                                                                                                                                     | [2] |   |   |   |
| Maximum [Member] | Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Premises and equipment, useful lives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 10 years                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Commercial loans and consumer loans [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Minimum days of loan payment delinquent that interest income not recognized                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 90 days                                                                                                                                                                     |  |   |   |   |
| Credit card receivable [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Minimum days of loan payment delinquent that interest income not recognized                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 180 days                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Threshold period after receipt of notification of death or bankruptcy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 60 days                                                                                                                                                                     |  |   |   |   |
| Commercial loan [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Impaired loans, minimum commercial non-accrual loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1,000,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis= us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember/ us-gaap_RangeAxis= us-gaap_MinimumMember |                                                    |                                           | 1,000,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis= us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember/ us-gaap_RangeAxis= us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |   |   |   |
| Consumer loan [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Threshold period past due for charged-off of loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 180 days                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Consumer loans not secured by real estate [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Threshold period past due for charged-off of loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 120 days                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Auto loans [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Threshold period past due for charged-off of loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 121 days                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Retail installment contracts [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Threshold period past due for charged-off of loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 120 days                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Unsecured revolving loan [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Threshold period past due for charged-off of loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 180 days                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Term loan [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Threshold period past due for charged-off of loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | 120 days                                                                                                                                                                    |  |   |   |   |
| Other Assets [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Amount reclassified to Core Deposit Intangibles and Other Intangibles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   | 34,600,000us-gaap_PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustment/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember |   |
| SCUSA [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Ownership percentage before sale of stock                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   | 65.00%us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipBeforeTransaction/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= sov_ScusaMember |   |
| Number of shares issued                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   | 13,895,243us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= sov_ScusaMember |
| Ownership percentage after sale of stock                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   | 61.00%us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= sov_ScusaMember |
| Intangible assets recognized                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           | $ 478,800,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= sov_ScusaMember                                                                 |  |   |   |   |
| SCUSA [Member] | IPO [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| **Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   |   |
| Number of shares issued                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                    |                                           |                                                                                                                                                                        |  |   |   | 85,242,042us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis= sov_ScusaMember/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis= us-gaap_IPOMember |
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| [1]Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the useful lives of the assets or the remaining term of the leases. The useful life of the leasehold improvements may be extended beyond the base term of the lease contract when the lease contract includes renewal option period(s) that are reasonably assured of being exercised at the date the leasehold improvements are purchased. At no point does the depreciable life exceed the economic useful life of the leasehold improvement or the expected term of the lease contract.[2]Standard depreciable period for software is three years. However, for larger software implementation projects, a five-year period is utilized. |

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Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, par value
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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.
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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.
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Amount of unpaid principal balance of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without related allowance for credit losses.
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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale).
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other real estate and foreclosed assets. Other real estate may include real estate investments, real estate loans that qualify as investments in real estate, and premises that are no longer used in operations may also be included in real estate owned. Foreclosed assets include all assets obtained in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement through foreclosure proceedings.
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10(4)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878
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The amount of a reclassification adjustment made to prior period financial statement amounts.
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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.
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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company after stock transaction.
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Threshold period past due for financing receivable to write off as uncollectible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
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