Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2026 |
Mar. 31, 2025 |
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| Supplemental Income Statement Elements [Abstract] | ||
| Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests | $ 5,290 | $ 4,804 |
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] | ||
| Net change in debt securities | (883) | 1,678 |
| Net change in derivatives and hedging activities | (350) | 446 |
| Other | (16) | 55 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (1,249) | 2,179 |
| Total comprehensive income (loss) before noncontrolling interests | 4,041 | 6,983 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) from noncontrolling interests | 0 | 1 |
| Net income (loss) from noncontrolling interests | 37 | (90) |
| Wells Fargo comprehensive income (loss) | $ 4,004 | $ 7,072 |
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations including portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after tax and adjustment, of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale) and unrealized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity) from transfer to available-for-sale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after tax and after reclassification, of gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge and fair value hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness and increase (decrease) in value of excluded component of derivative designated and qualifying as hedge. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, after tax, of miscellaneous transactions including foreign currency effects and credit and debit valuation adjustments. No definition available.
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