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Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities, Significant Continuing Involvement - Unconsolidated VIEs (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets $ 1,463,183 $ 1,442,219
Conforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 1,135,629 1,068,737
Other/Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 61,461 76,304
Commercial mortgage securitizations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 179,007 190,377
Collateralized Debt Obligations Debt Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 11,240 20,046
Collateralized Debt Obligations Loans [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 9,757 9,970
Asset-based finance structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 9,606 12,055
Tax Credit Structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 19,257 20,981
Collateralized loan obligations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 12,191 13,196
Investment funds [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 6,318 10,522
Other securitizations and transactions [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 18,717 20,031
Debt and equity interests [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 39,799 42,766
Maximum exposure to loss 39,799 42,766
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Conforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 4,682 5,527
Maximum exposure to loss 4,682 5,527
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Other/Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 2,460 2,997
Maximum exposure to loss 2,460 2,997
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Commercial mortgage securitizations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 7,063 5,506
Maximum exposure to loss 7,063 5,506
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Debt Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 1,107 1,436
Maximum exposure to loss 1,107 1,436
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Loans [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 9,511 9,689
Maximum exposure to loss 9,511 9,689
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Asset-based finance structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 6,942 6,556
Maximum exposure to loss 6,942 6,556
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Tax Credit Structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 4,119 3,614
Maximum exposure to loss 4,119 3,614
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Collateralized loan obligations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 2,019 2,804
Maximum exposure to loss 2,019 2,804
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Investment funds [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 1,416
Maximum exposure to loss 0 1,416
Debt and equity interests [Member] | Other securitizations and transactions [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 1,896 3,221
Maximum exposure to loss 1,896 3,221
Servicing assets [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 12,080 13,261
Maximum exposure to loss 12,080 13,261
Servicing assets [Member] | Conforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 11,070 12,115
Maximum exposure to loss 11,070 12,115
Servicing assets [Member] | Other/Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 353 495
Maximum exposure to loss 353 495
Servicing assets [Member] | Commercial mortgage securitizations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 623 608
Maximum exposure to loss 623 608
Servicing assets [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Debt Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Servicing assets [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Loans [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Servicing assets [Member] | Asset-based finance structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Servicing assets [Member] | Tax Credit Structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Servicing assets [Member] | Collateralized loan obligations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Servicing assets [Member] | Investment funds [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Servicing assets [Member] | Other securitizations and transactions [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 34 43
Maximum exposure to loss 34 43
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 643 1,426
Maximum exposure to loss 2,487 4,434
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Conforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Other/Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 1 6
Maximum exposure to loss 1 6
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Commercial mortgage securitizations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 349 261
Maximum exposure to loss 538 488
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Debt Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 193 844
Maximum exposure to loss 874 2,850
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Loans [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Asset-based finance structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) (130) (118)
Maximum exposure to loss 130 118
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Tax Credit Structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Collateralized loan obligations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 40 56
Maximum exposure to loss 41 56
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Investment funds [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Variable Interest Entity Derivatives [Member] | Other securitizations and transactions [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 190 377
Maximum exposure to loss 903 916
Other commitments and guarantees [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) (2,463) (2,170)
Maximum exposure to loss 6,170 7,432
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Conforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) (975) (928)
Maximum exposure to loss 3,657 4,248
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Other/Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) (48) (107)
Maximum exposure to loss 295 233
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Commercial mortgage securitizations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Debt Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 7
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Loans [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 0 0
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Asset-based finance structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 1,504 2,175
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Tax Credit Structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) (1,439) (1,129)
Maximum exposure to loss 0 1
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Collateralized loan obligations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 523 519
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Investment funds [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 0
Maximum exposure to loss 41 87
Other commitments and guarantees [Member] | Other securitizations and transactions [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) (1) (6)
Maximum exposure to loss 150 162
Net assets [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 50,059 55,283
Maximum exposure to loss 60,536 67,893
Net assets [Member] | Conforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 14,777 16,714
Maximum exposure to loss 19,409 21,890
Net assets [Member] | Other/Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 2,766 3,391
Maximum exposure to loss 3,109 3,731
Net assets [Member] | Commercial mortgage securitizations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 8,035 6,375
Maximum exposure to loss 8,224 6,602
Net assets [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Debt Securities [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 1,300 2,280
Maximum exposure to loss 1,981 4,293
Net assets [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations Loans [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 9,511 9,689
Maximum exposure to loss 9,511 9,689
Net assets [Member] | Asset-based finance structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 6,812 6,438
Maximum exposure to loss 8,576 8,849
Net assets [Member] | Tax Credit Structures [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 2,680 2,485
Maximum exposure to loss 4,119 3,615
Net assets [Member] | Collateralized loan obligations [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 2,059 2,860
Maximum exposure to loss 2,583 3,379
Net assets [Member] | Investment funds [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 0 1,416
Maximum exposure to loss 41 1,503
Net assets [Member] | Other securitizations and transactions [Member]
   
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Carrying value asset (liability) 2,119 3,635
Maximum exposure to loss $ 2,983 $ 4,342