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Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities, Unconsolidated VIEs (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total loans $ 986,167 $ 912,745
Debt and other liabilities [1] (1,965,593) (1,748,779)
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets, nonconsolidated VIE 8,640 171,693
Maximum exposure to loss 6,292 8,937
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Commercial real estate loans [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets, nonconsolidated VIE 4,998 5,289
Maximum exposure to loss 5,839 5,984
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Other [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets, nonconsolidated VIE 1,057 1,186
Maximum exposure to loss 169 234
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Nonconforming mortgage loan securitizations [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets, nonconsolidated VIE 2,585 165,218
Maximum exposure to loss 284 2,719
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Loans [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 4,984 5,342
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Loans [Member] | Commercial real estate loans [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 4,984 5,275
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Loans [Member] | Other [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 0 67
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Loans [Member] | Nonconforming mortgage loan securitizations [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt securities [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 274 2,203
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt securities [Member] | Commercial real estate loans [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt securities [Member] | Other [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt securities [Member] | Nonconforming mortgage loan securitizations [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 274 2,203
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | All other assets [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 36 536
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | All other assets [Member] | Commercial real estate loans [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 14 14
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | All other assets [Member] | Other [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 12 10
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | All other assets [Member] | Nonconforming mortgage loan securitizations [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 10 512
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt, guarantees, and other commitments [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 998 856
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt, guarantees, and other commitments [Member] | Commercial real estate loans [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 841 695
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt, guarantees, and other commitments [Member] | Other [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 157 157
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Debt, guarantees, and other commitments [Member] | Nonconforming mortgage loan securitizations [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Maximum exposure to loss 0 4
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Carrying value [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total loans 4,984 5,342
Debt securities 274 2,203
All other assets 36 536
Debt and other liabilities 0 (4)
Net assets 5,294 8,077
Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities Textual [Abstract]    
Trading debt securities 29 298
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Carrying value [Member] | Commercial real estate loans [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total loans 4,984 5,275
Debt securities 0 0
All other assets 14 14
Debt and other liabilities 0 0
Net assets 4,998 5,289
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Carrying value [Member] | Other [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total loans 0 67
Debt securities 0 0
All other assets 12 10
Debt and other liabilities 0 0
Net assets 12 77
VIEs that we do not consolidate [Member] | Excluding resecuritization [Member] | Carrying value [Member] | Nonconforming mortgage loan securitizations [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total loans 0 0
Debt securities 274 2,203
All other assets 10 512
Debt and other liabilities 0 (4)
Net assets $ 284 $ 2,711
[1] Our consolidated liabilities at December 31, 2025 and 2024, include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Wells Fargo: Long-term debt, $3.8 billion and $2.2 billion; Accrued expenses and other liabilities, $206 million and $124 million; and Total liabilities $4.0 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively.