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Long-term Debt, Summary (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Long-term Debt | $ 125,354 | $ 156,983 |
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Wells Fargo & Company [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Long-term Debt | 77,613 | 99,745 |
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Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Senior Notes | 57,233 | 67,925 |
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Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Subordinated Debt | 13,182 | 13,488 |
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Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 7,198 | 18,332 |
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Long-term Debt | 42,202 | 50,044 |
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Senior Notes | 4,353 | 14,541 |
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Subordinated Debt | 17,858 | 18,465 |
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 286 | 595 |
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Mortgage loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2056 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Other Long-term Debt | 14,854 | 8,639 |
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Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Long-term Debt | 5,539 | 7,194 |
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Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Senior Notes | 5,174 | 6,167 |
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Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 155 | 327 |
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Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Mortgage loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2013 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2018 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Other Long-term Debt | 129 | 127 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2048 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Senior Notes | 17,872 | 26,750 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2015 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2016 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Subordinated Debt | 1,141 | 1,118 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) End | 2027 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 247 | 289 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2038 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2040 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Senior Notes | 72 | 4,186 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2014 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2017 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Subordinated Debt | 1,976 | 1,945 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) End | 2027 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 286 | 278 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Long Term Debt Issued By Variable Interest Entity [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2014 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2050 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Other Long-term Debt | 2,748 | 4,053 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) End | 2027 | |
| Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 0.928% | |
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 155 | 239 |
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Floating Rate Notes [Member] | Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Long Term Debt Issued By Variable Interest Entity [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Other Long-term Debt | 0 | 489 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2035 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 2.125% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 6.75% | |
| Senior Notes | 38,002 | 40,630 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2035 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 4.375% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 7.574% | |
| Subordinated Debt | 12,041 | 12,370 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) End | 2013 | |
| Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.00% | |
| Senior Notes | 1,326 | 2,185 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2013 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2038 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 4.75% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 7.74% | |
| Subordinated Debt | 15,882 | 16,520 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 0 | 317 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Long Term Debt Issued By Variable Interest Entity [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2014 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2038 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 0.00% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 7.00% | |
| Other Long-term Debt | 2,103 | 3,751 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2016 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 3.70% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 6.125% | |
| Senior Notes | 5,154 | 6,147 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 0 | 10 |
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Fixed Rate Notes [Member] | Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Long Term Debt Issued By Variable Interest Entity [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2020 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 5.16% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 6.88% | |
| Other Long-term Debt | 81 | 84 |
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Fixed Rate Notes - Hybrid Trust Securities [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2029 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2068 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 5.625% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 7.95% | |
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 6,951 | 11,257 |
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Market Linked Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2041 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Senior Notes | 1,359 | 545 |
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Market Linked Notes [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2016 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Senior Notes | 238 | 229 |
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FixFloat Notes [Member] | Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) End | 2020 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | 6.795% through 2015, varies | |
| Senior Notes | 20 | 20 |
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FixFloat Notes [Member] | Other Consolidated Subsidiaries [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 0 | 78 |
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FixFloat Notes - Income Trust Securities [Member] | Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Junior Subordinated Notes | 0 | 6,786 |
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Floating Rate Advances - FHLB [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2013 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Senior Notes | 2,101 | 7,103 |
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Fixed Rate Advances - FHLB [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2031 | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Minimum | 2.30% | |
| Stated interest rate(s) Maximum | 8.45% | |
| Senior Notes | 500 | 812 |
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Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
| Maturity date(s) Start | 2012 | |
| Maturity date(s) End | 2025 | |
| Variable Stated interest rate | Varies | |
| Senior Notes | $ 116 | $ 26 |