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Long-term Debt (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Long-Term Debt (Tables) [Abstract]  
Long term debt based on original maturity
            
            
         December 31,
          2011  2010
      MaturityStated    
(in millions) date(s)interest rate(s)    
Wells Fargo & Company (Parent only)      
Senior      
Fixed-rate notes (1)2012-20352.125-6.75%$ 38,002  40,630
Floating-rate notes (1)2012-2048Varies  17,872  26,750
Market-linked notes and other (2)2012-2041Varies  1,359  545
 Total senior debt - Parent    57,233  67,925
Subordinated      
Fixed-rate notes 2012-20354.375-7.574%  12,041  12,370
Floating-rate notes 2015-2016Varies  1,141  1,118
 Total subordinated debt - Parent    13,182  13,488
Junior subordinated      
Fixed-rate notes - hybrid trust securities2029-20685.625-7.95%  6,951  11,257
Floating-rate notes2027Varies  247  289
FixFloat notes - income trust securities    -  6,786
 Total junior subordinated debt - Parent (3)    7,198  18,332
  Total long-term debt - Parent    77,613  99,745
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and other bank entities (Bank)      
Senior      
Fixed-rate notes20136.00%  1,326  2,185
Floating-rate notes 2038-2040Varies  72  4,186
Fixed-rate advances - Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)2012-20312.30 - 8.45%  500  812
Floating-rate advances - FHLB2012-2013Varies  2,101  7,103
Market-linked notes and other (2)2012-2016Varies  238  229
Capital leases (Note 7)2012-2025Varies  116  26
 Total senior debt - Bank    4,353  14,541
Subordinated      
Fixed-rate notes 2013-20384.75-7.74%  15,882  16,520
Floating-rate notes2014-2017Varies  1,976  1,945
 Total subordinated debt - Bank    17,858  18,465
Junior subordinated      
Fixed-rate notes     -  317
Floating-rate notes 2027Varies  286  278
 Total junior subordinated debt - Bank (3)    286  595
Long-term debt issued by VIE - Fixed rate2014-20380.00-7.00%  2,103  3,751
Long-term debt issued by VIE - Floating rate2014-2050Varies  2,748  4,053
Mortgage notes and other debt2012-2056Varies  14,854  8,639
  Total long-term debt - Bank    42,202  50,044
            
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         December 31,
          2011  2010
      MaturityStated    
(in millions) date(s)interest rate(s)    
Other consolidated subsidiaries      
Senior      
Fixed-rate notes2012-20163.70-6.125%  5,154  6,147
FixFloat notes20206.795% through 2015, varies  20  20
 Total senior debt - Other consolidated subsidiaries    5,174  6,167
Junior subordinated      
Fixed-rate notes    -  10
Floating-rate notes20270.928%  155  239
FixFloat notes    -  78
 Total junior subordinated debt - Other       
  consolidated subsidiaries (3)    155  327
Long-term debt issued by VIE - Fixed rate2012-20205.16-6.88%  81  84
Long-term debt issued by VIE - Floating rate    -  489
Mortgage notes and other debt of subsidiaries2013-2018Varies  129  127
  Total long-term debt - Other consolidated subsidiaries    5,539  7,194
    Total long-term debt  $ 125,354  156,983
            

  • On March 30, 2009, Wells Fargo issued $1.75 billion of 2.125% fixed senior unsecured notes and $1.75 billion of floating senior unsecured notes both maturing on June 15, 2012. These notes are guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) and are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
  • Primarily consists of long-term notes where the performance of the note is linked to an embedded equity, commodity, or currency index, or basket of indices accounted for separately from the note as a free-standing derivative. For information on embedded derivatives, see Note 16 – Free-standing derivatives.
  • Represents junior subordinated debentures held by unconsolidated wholly owned trusts formed for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. See Note 8 for additional information on our trust preferred security structures.
Annual maturities of long-term debt obligations
      
      
(in millions) ParentCompany
2012$ 15,443 18,605
2013  10,023 14,290
2014  7,791 10,790
2015  3,753 8,949
2016  13,302 17,740
Thereafter  27,301 54,980
 Total$ 77,613 125,354