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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements, Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Assets        
Securities available for sale $ 230,266,000,000 $ 222,613,000,000    
Mortgages and loans held for sale 44,407,000,000 49,695,000,000    
Loans 766,521,000,000 769,631,000,000    
Allowance for loan losses (18,852,000,000) (19,372,000,000) (21,983,000,000)  
Net loans 747,669,000,000 750,259,000,000    
Other assets 220,314,000,000 227,493,000,000    
Total assets 1,333,799,000,000 [1] 1,313,867,000,000 [1]    
Liabilities and equity        
Deposits 930,267,000,000 920,070,000,000    
Short-term borrowings 50,964,000,000 49,091,000,000    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 75,967,000,000 77,665,000,000    
Long-term debt 129,752,000,000 125,354,000,000    
Indebtedness to subsidiaries 0 0    
Total liabilities 1,186,950,000,000 [2] 1,172,180,000,000 [2]    
Parent, WFFI, other and Wells Fargo stockholders' equity 145,516,000,000 140,241,000,000    
Noncontrolling interests 1,333,000,000 1,446,000,000    
Total equity 146,849,000,000 141,687,000,000 134,943,000,000 127,889,000,000
Total liabilities and equity 1,333,799,000,000 1,313,867,000,000    
Bank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 0 0    
Investments in subsidiaries 0 0    
Nonbank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 0 0    
Investments in subsidiaries 0 0    
Subsidiary banks [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0    
Nonaffiliates [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 91,143,000,000 63,807,000,000    
Wells Fargo & Company [Member]
        
Assets        
Securities available for sale 5,727,000,000 7,427,000,000    
Mortgages and loans held for sale 0 0    
Loans 6,000,000 6,000,000    
Allowance for loan losses 0 0    
Net loans 48,935,000,000 50,878,000,000    
Other assets 8,156,000,000 7,573,000,000    
Total assets 246,506,000,000 237,669,000,000    
Liabilities and equity        
Deposits 0 0    
Short-term borrowings 888,000,000 759,000,000    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 7,346,000,000 7,052,000,000    
Long-term debt 79,569,000,000 77,613,000,000    
Indebtedness to subsidiaries 13,187,000,000 12,004,000,000    
Total liabilities 100,990,000,000 97,428,000,000    
Parent, WFFI, other and Wells Fargo stockholders' equity 145,516,000,000 140,241,000,000    
Noncontrolling interests 0 0    
Total equity 145,516,000,000 140,241,000,000    
Total liabilities and equity 246,506,000,000 237,669,000,000    
Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Bank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 3,885,000,000 3,885,000,000    
Investments in subsidiaries 137,394,000,000 135,155,000,000    
Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Nonbank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 45,044,000,000 46,987,000,000    
Investments in subsidiaries 17,659,000,000 17,294,000,000    
Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Subsidiary banks [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 28,627,000,000 19,312,000,000    
Wells Fargo & Company [Member] | Nonaffiliates [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 8,000,000 30,000,000    
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. [Member]
        
Assets        
Securities available for sale 1,786,000,000 1,670,000,000    
Mortgages and loans held for sale 0 0    
Loans 27,483,000,000 26,735,000,000    
Allowance for loan losses (1,708,000,000) (1,775,000,000)    
Net loans 25,775,000,000 24,960,000,000    
Other assets 1,443,000,000 1,255,000,000    
Total assets 29,697,000,000 28,451,000,000    
Liabilities and equity        
Deposits 0 0    
Short-term borrowings 15,431,000,000 15,503,000,000    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 1,807,000,000 1,603,000,000    
Long-term debt 10,772,000,000 9,746,000,000    
Indebtedness to subsidiaries 0 0    
Total liabilities 28,010,000,000 26,852,000,000    
Parent, WFFI, other and Wells Fargo stockholders' equity 1,687,000,000 1,599,000,000    
Noncontrolling interests 0 0    
Total equity 1,687,000,000 1,599,000,000    
Total liabilities and equity 29,697,000,000 28,451,000,000    
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. [Member] | Bank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 0 0    
Investments in subsidiaries 0 0    
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. [Member] | Nonbank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 0 0    
Investments in subsidiaries 0 0    
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. [Member] | Subsidiary banks [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 187,000,000 211,000,000    
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. [Member] | Nonaffiliates [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 506,000,000 355,000,000    
Other consolidating subsidiaries [Member]
        
Assets        
Securities available for sale 223,078,000,000 213,516,000,000    
Mortgages and loans held for sale 44,407,000,000 49,695,000,000    
Loans 756,919,000,000 759,794,000,000    
Allowance for loan losses (17,144,000,000) (17,597,000,000)    
Net loans 739,775,000,000 742,197,000,000    
Other assets 212,412,000,000 219,945,000,000    
Total assets 1,310,301,000,000 1,288,775,000,000    
Liabilities and equity        
Deposits 959,081,000,000 939,593,000,000    
Short-term borrowings 79,910,000,000 79,682,000,000    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 68,511,000,000 70,290,000,000    
Long-term debt 48,100,000,000 46,914,000,000    
Indebtedness to subsidiaries 0 0    
Total liabilities 1,155,602,000,000 1,136,479,000,000    
Parent, WFFI, other and Wells Fargo stockholders' equity 153,366,000,000 150,850,000,000    
Noncontrolling interests 1,333,000,000 1,446,000,000    
Total equity 154,699,000,000 152,296,000,000    
Total liabilities and equity 1,310,301,000,000 1,288,775,000,000    
Other consolidating subsidiaries [Member] | Bank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 0 0    
Investments in subsidiaries 0 0    
Other consolidating subsidiaries [Member] | Nonbank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries 0 0    
Investments in subsidiaries 0 0    
Other consolidating subsidiaries [Member] | Subsidiary banks [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0    
Other consolidating subsidiaries [Member] | Nonaffiliates [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 90,629,000,000 63,422,000,000    
Eliminations [Member]
        
Assets        
Securities available for sale (325,000,000) 0    
Mortgages and loans held for sale 0 0    
Loans (17,887,000,000) (16,904,000,000)    
Allowance for loan losses 0 0    
Net loans (66,816,000,000) (67,776,000,000)    
Other assets (1,697,000,000) (1,280,000,000)    
Total assets (252,705,000,000) (241,028,000,000)    
Liabilities and equity        
Deposits (28,814,000,000) (19,523,000,000)    
Short-term borrowings (45,265,000,000) (46,853,000,000)    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1,697,000,000) (1,280,000,000)    
Long-term debt (8,689,000,000) (8,919,000,000)    
Indebtedness to subsidiaries (13,187,000,000) (12,004,000,000)    
Total liabilities (97,652,000,000) (88,579,000,000)    
Parent, WFFI, other and Wells Fargo stockholders' equity (155,053,000,000) (152,449,000,000)    
Noncontrolling interests 0 0    
Total equity (155,053,000,000) (152,449,000,000)    
Total liabilities and equity (252,705,000,000) (241,028,000,000)    
Eliminations [Member] | Bank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries (3,885,000,000) (3,885,000,000)    
Investments in subsidiaries (137,394,000,000) (135,155,000,000)    
Eliminations [Member] | Nonbank [Member]
        
Assets        
Loans to subsidiaries (45,044,000,000) (46,987,000,000)    
Investments in subsidiaries (17,659,000,000) (17,294,000,000)    
Eliminations [Member] | Subsidiary banks [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents (28,814,000,000) (19,523,000,000)    
Eliminations [Member] | Nonaffiliates [Member]
        
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 0 $ 0    
[1] Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash and due from banks, $378 million and $321 million; Trading assets, $130 million and $293 million; Securities available for sale, $3.1 billion and $3.3 billion; Mortgages held for sale, $549 million and $444 million; Net loans, $12.0 billion and $12.0 billion; Other assets, $533 million and $1.9 billion, and Total assets, $16.6 billion and $18.2 billion, respectively.
[2] Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Wells Fargo: Short-term borrowings, $25 million and $24 million; Accrued expenses and other liabilities, $120 million and $175 million; Long-term debt, $4.1 billion and $4.9 billion; and Total liabilities, $4.2 billion and $5.1 billion, respectively.