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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables) [Abstract]  
Statements Of Income
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income      
            
         Other  
         consolidating Consolidated
(in millions) ParentWFFIsubsidiariesEliminationsCompany
Year ended December 31, 2011      
Dividends from subsidiaries:      
 Bank$ 11,546 - - (11,546) -
 Nonbank  140 - - (140) -
Interest income from loans  - 2,157 35,367 (277) 37,247
Interest income from subsidiaries  914 - - (914) -
Other interest income  242 109 11,814 - 12,165
  Total interest income  12,842 2,266 47,181 (12,877) 49,412
Deposits  - - 2,275 - 2,275
Short-term borrowings  209 62 487 (678) 80
Long-term debt  2,469 552 1,470 (513) 3,978
Other interest expense  8 - 308 - 316
  Total interest expense  2,686 614 4,540 (1,191) 6,649
Net interest income   10,156 1,652 42,641 (11,686) 42,763
Provision for credit losses  - 1,181 6,718 - 7,899
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  10,156 471 35,923 (11,686) 34,864
Noninterest income      
Fee income – nonaffiliates  - 110 23,320 - 23,430
Other  460 187 14,739 (631) 14,755
  Total noninterest income  460 297 38,059 (631) 38,185
Noninterest expense      
Salaries and benefits  (60) 95 27,632 - 27,667
Other  137 652 21,568 (631) 21,726
  Total noninterest expense  77 747 49,200 (631) 49,393
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and      
 equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries  10,539 21 24,782 (11,686) 23,656
Income tax expense (benefit)  (584) 28 8,001 - 7,445
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries   4,746 - - (4,746) -
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests 15,869 (7) 16,781 (16,432) 16,211
Less: Net income from noncontrolling interests  - - 342 - 342
Parent, WFFI, Other and Wells Fargo net income (loss)$ 15,869 (7) 16,439 (16,432) 15,869

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income     
            
         Other  
         consolidating Consolidated
(in millions) ParentWFFIsubsidiariesEliminationsCompany
Year ended December 31, 2010      
Dividends from subsidiaries:      
 Bank$ 12,896 - - (12,896) -
 Nonbank  21 - - (21) -
Interest income from loans  - 2,674 37,404 (318) 39,760
Interest income from subsidiaries  1,375 - 14 (1,389) -
Other interest income  304 116 12,616 - 13,036
  Total interest income  14,596 2,790 50,034 (14,624) 52,796
Deposits  - - 2,832 - 2,832
Short-term borrowings  277 46 586 (817) 92
Long-term debt  2,910 963 1,905 (890) 4,888
Other interest expense  2 - 225 - 227
  Total interest expense  3,189 1,009 5,548 (1,707) 8,039
Net interest income   11,407 1,781 44,486 (12,917) 44,757
Provision for credit losses  - 1,064 14,689 - 15,753
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  11,407 717 29,797 (12,917) 29,004
Noninterest income      
Fee income – nonaffiliates  - 107 23,385 - 23,492
Other  363 145 17,111 (658) 16,961
  Total noninterest income  363 252 40,496 (658) 40,453
Noninterest expense      
Salaries and benefits  143 150 26,919 - 27,212
Other  1,192 632 22,078 (658) 23,244
  Total noninterest expense  1,335 782 48,997 (658) 50,456
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and     
 equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries 10,435 187 21,296 (12,917) 19,001
Income tax expense (benefit)  (749) 62 7,025 - 6,338
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries   1,178 - - (1,178) -
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests  12,362 125 14,271 (14,095) 12,663
Less: Net income from noncontrolling interests  - - 301 - 301
Parent, WFFI, Other and Wells Fargo net income (loss)$ 12,362 125 13,970 (14,095) 12,362
            
Year ended December 31, 2009      
Dividends from subsidiaries:      
 Bank$ 6,974 - - (6,974) -
 Nonbank  528 - - (528) -
Interest income from loans  - 3,467 38,140 (18) 41,589
Interest income from subsidiaries  2,126 - - (2,126) -
Other interest income  424 111 14,150 - 14,685
  Total interest income  10,052 3,578 52,290 (9,646) 56,274
Deposits  - - 3,774 - 3,774
Short-term borrowings  174 38 782 (772) 222
Long-term debt  3,391 1,305 2,458 (1,372) 5,782
Other interest expense  - - 172 - 172
  Total interest expense  3,565 1,343 7,186 (2,144) 9,950
Net interest income   6,487 2,235 45,104 (7,502) 46,324
Provision for credit losses  - 1,901 19,767 - 21,668
Net interest income after provision for credit losses  6,487 334 25,337 (7,502) 24,656
Noninterest income      
Fee income – nonaffiliates  - 148 22,815 - 22,963
Other  738 169 19,135 (643) 19,399
  Total noninterest income  738 317 41,950 (643) 42,362
Noninterest expense      
Salaries and benefits  320 129 26,018 - 26,467
Other  521 711 21,964 (643) 22,553
  Total noninterest expense  841 840 47,982 (643) 49,020
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and     
 equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries 6,384 (189) 19,305 (7,502) 17,998
Income tax expense (benefit)  (164) (86) 5,581 - 5,331
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries   5,727 - - (5,727) -
Net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests  12,275 (103) 13,724 (13,229) 12,667
Less: Net income from noncontrolling interests  - 1 391 - 392
Parent, WFFI, Other and Wells Fargo net income (loss)$ 12,275 (104) 13,333 (13,229) 12,275
Balance Sheets
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
            
         Other  
         consolidating Consolidated
(in millions) ParentWFFIsubsidiariesEliminationsCompany
December 31, 2011      
Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents due from:      
 Subsidiary banks$ 19,312 211 - (19,523) -
 Nonaffiliates  30 355 63,422 - 63,807
Securities available for sale  7,427 1,670 213,516 - 222,613
Mortgages and loans held for sale  - - 49,695 - 49,695
            
Loans  6 26,735 759,794 (16,904) 769,631
Loans to subsidiaries:      
 Bank  3,885 - - (3,885) -
 Nonbank  46,987 - - (46,987) -
Allowance for loan losses  - (1,775) (17,597) - (19,372)
  Net loans  50,878 24,960 742,197 (67,776) 750,259
Investments in subsidiaries:      
 Bank  135,155 - - (135,155) -
 Nonbank  17,294 - - (17,294) -
Other assets  7,573 1,255 219,945 (1,280) 227,493
   Total assets$ 237,669 28,451 1,288,775 (241,028) 1,313,867
Liabilities and equity      
Deposits$ - - 939,593 (19,523) 920,070
Short-term borrowings  759 15,503 79,682 (46,853) 49,091
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  7,052 1,603 70,290 (1,280) 77,665
Long-term debt  77,613 9,746 46,914 (8,919) 125,354
Indebtedness to subsidiaries  12,004 - - (12,004) -
  Total liabilities  97,428 26,852 1,136,479 (88,579) 1,172,180
Parent, WFFI, Other and Wells Fargo stockholders' equity  140,241 1,599 150,850 (152,449) 140,241
Noncontrolling interests  - - 1,446 - 1,446
  Total equity  140,241 1,599 152,296 (152,449) 141,687
   Total liabilities and equity$ 237,669 28,451 1,288,775 (241,028) 1,313,867
            
December 31, 2010      
Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents due from:      
 Subsidiary banks$ 30,240 154 - (30,394) -
 Nonaffiliates  9 212 96,460 - 96,681
Securities available for sale  2,368 2,742 167,544 - 172,654
Mortgages and loans held for sale  - - 53,053 - 53,053
            
Loans  7 30,329 742,807 (15,876) 757,267
Loans to subsidiaries:      
 Bank  3,885 - - (3,885) -
 Nonbank  53,382 - - (53,382) -
Allowance for loan losses  - (1,709) (21,313) - (23,022)
  Net loans  57,274 28,620 721,494 (73,143) 734,245
Investments in subsidiaries:      
 Bank  133,867 - - (133,867) -
 Nonbank  14,904 - - (14,904) -
Other assets  8,363 1,316 192,821 (1,005) 201,495
   Total assets$ 247,025 33,044 1,231,372 (253,313) 1,258,128
Liabilities and equity      
Deposits$ - - 878,336 (30,394) 847,942
Short-term borrowings  2,412 14,490 86,523 (48,024) 55,401
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 6,819 1,685 62,414 (1,005) 69,913
Long-term debt  99,745 15,240 55,476 (13,478) 156,983
Indebtedness to subsidiaries  11,641 - - (11,641) -
  Total liabilities  120,617 31,415 1,082,749 (104,542) 1,130,239
Parent, WFFI, Other and Wells Fargo stockholders' equity  126,408 1,618 147,153 (148,771) 126,408
Noncontrolling interests  - 11 1,470 - 1,481
  Total equity  126,408 1,629 148,623 (148,771) 127,889
   Total liabilities and equity$ 247,025 33,044 1,231,372 (253,313) 1,258,128
Statements Of Cash Flows
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows     
                
       Year ended December 31,
       2011 2010
         Other    Other 
         consolidating    consolidating 
         subsidiaries/Consolidated   subsidiaries/Consolidated
(in millions) ParentWFFIeliminationsCompany ParentWFFIeliminationsCompany
Cash flows from operating activities:         
  Net cash provided (used)           
   by operating activities$ 15,049 1,563 (2,947) 13,665  14,180 1,774 2,818 18,772
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Securities available for sale:          
 Sales proceeds  11,459 1,946 9,657 23,062  2,441 796 5,431 8,668
 Prepayments and maturities   - 294 52,324 52,618  - 229 47,690 47,919
 Purchases  (16,487) (1,086) (103,662) (121,235)  (119) (1,037) (52,310) (53,466)
Loans:          
 Loans originated by banking          
  subsidiaries, net of principal          
  collected  - (596) (35,090) (35,686)  - (206) 16,075 15,869
 Proceeds from sales (including           
  participations) of loans           
  originated for investment by           
  banking subsidiaries   - - 6,555 6,555  - - 6,517 6,517
 Purchases (including participations)           
  of loans by banking           
  subsidiaries  - - (8,878) (8,878)  - - (2,297) (2,297)
 Principal collected on nonbank           
  entities' loans  - 9,984 (202) 9,782  - 10,829 4,731 15,560
 Loans originated by nonbank entities  - (7,520) (2) (7,522)  - (6,336) (4,500) (10,836)
 Net repayments from           
  (advances to) subsidiaries  1,318 (81) (1,237) -  (5,485) (842) 6,327 -
 Capital notes and term loans           
  made to subsidiaries  (1,340) - 1,340 -  - - - -
 Principal collected on notes/loans           
  made to subsidiaries  5,779 - (5,779) -  11,282 - (11,282) -
Net decrease (increase) in           
 investment in subsidiaries  (610) - 610 -  1,198 - (1,198) -
Net cash paid for acquisitions  - - (353) (353)  - - (36) (36)
Other, net   230 210 46,173 46,613  15 64 (31,652) (31,573)
  Net cash provided (used)           
   by investing activities  349 3,151 (38,544) (35,044)  9,332 3,497 (16,504) (3,675)
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net change in:          
 Deposits  - - 72,128 72,128  - - 23,924 23,924
 Short-term borrowings  (242) 1,013 (7,002) (6,231)  1,860 4,118 5,330 11,308
Long-term debt:          
 Proceeds from issuance  7,058 513 4,116 11,687  1,789 - 1,700 3,489
 Repayment  (31,198) (6,029) (13,328) (50,555)  (23,281) (9,478) (30,558) (63,317)
Preferred stock:          
 Proceeds from issuance   2,501 - - 2,501  - - - -
 Cash dividends paid   (844) - - (844)  (737) - - (737)
Common stock warrants repurchased  (2) - - (2)  (545) - - (545)
Common stock:          
 Proceeds from issuance   1,296 - - 1,296  1,375 - - 1,375
 Repurchased  (2,416) - - (2,416)  (91) - - (91)
 Cash dividends paid   (2,537) - - (2,537)  (1,045) - - (1,045)
Excess tax benefits related to           
 stock option payments  79 - - 79  98 - - 98
Net change in noncontrolling interests:          
 Other  - (11) (320) (331)  - 1 (593) (592)
  Net cash provided (used) by           
   financing activities  (26,305) (4,514) 55,594 24,775  (20,577) (5,359) (197) (26,133)
   Net change in cash and           
    due from banks  (10,907) 200 14,103 3,396  2,935 (88) (13,883) (11,036)
Cash and due from banks           
 at beginning of year  30,249 366 (14,571) 16,044  27,314 454 (688) 27,080
Cash and due from banks           
 at end of year$ 19,342 566 (468) 19,440  30,249 366 (14,571) 16,044

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
           
         Other 
         consolidating 
         subsidiaries/Consolidated
(in millions) ParentWFFIeliminationsCompany
Year ended December 31,2009     
Cash flows from operating activities:     
  Net cash provided by operating activities$ 7,356 1,655 19,602 28,613
Cash flows from investing activities:     
Securities available for sale:     
 Sales proceeds  1,184 925 50,929 53,038
 Prepayments and maturities   - 290 38,521 38,811
 Purchases  (463) (1,667) (93,155) (95,285)
Loans:     
 Loans originated by banking subsidiaries, net of principal collected - (981) 53,221 52,240
 Proceeds from sales (including participations) of loans      
  originated for investment by banking subsidiaries   - - 6,162 6,162
 Purchases (including participations) of loans by banking subsidiaries - - (3,363) (3,363)
 Principal collected on nonbank entities' loans  - 11,119 3,309 14,428
 Loans originated by nonbank entities  - (5,523) (4,438) (9,961)
 Net repayments from (advances to) subsidiaries  11,369 (138) (11,231) -
 Capital notes and term loans made to subsidiaries  (497) (1,000) 1,497 -
 Principal collected on notes/loans made to subsidiaries  12,979 - (12,979) -
Net decrease (increase) in investment in subsidiaries  (1,382) - 1,382 -
Net cash paid for acquisitions  - - (138) (138)
Other, net   22,513 355 (7,015) 15,853
  Net cash provided by investing activities  45,703 3,380 22,702 71,785
Cash flows from financing activities:     
Net change in:     
 Deposits  - - 42,473 42,473
 Short-term borrowings  (19,100) 2,158 (52,166) (69,108)
Long-term debt:     
 Proceeds from issuance  8,297 1,347 (1,248) 8,396
 Repayment  (22,931) (8,508) (34,821) (66,260)
Preferred stock:     
 Redeemed  (25,000) - - (25,000)
 Cash dividends paid  (2,178) - - (2,178)
Common stock:     
 Proceeds from issuance   21,976 - - 21,976
 Repurchased  (220) - - (220)
 Cash dividends paid   (2,125) - - (2,125)
Excess tax benefits related to stock option payments  18 - - 18
Net change in noncontrolling interests:     
 Purchase of Prudential's noncontrolling interest  - - (4,500) (4,500)
 Other  - (4) (549) (553)
Other, net  (140) - 140 -
  Net cash used by financing activities  (41,403) (5,007) (50,671) (97,081)
   Net change in cash and due from banks 11,656 28 (8,367) 3,317
Cash and due from banks at beginning of year  15,658 426 7,679 23,763
Cash and due from banks at end of year$ 27,314 454 (688) 27,080