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Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities, Secured Borrowing and Consolidated Variable Interest Entity (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets $ 1,333,799 [1] $ 1,313,867 [1]
Third party liabilities (1,186,950) [2] (1,172,180) [2]
Noncontrolling interests (1,333) (1,446)
Total secured borrowings and consolidated VIEs [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 39,279 41,007
Total secured borrowings and consolidated VIEs [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 36,499 37,245
Third party liabilities (26,014) (27,009)
Noncontrolling interests (62) (61)
Net assets 10,423 10,175
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 17,723 19,966
Consolidated assets 16,619 18,215
Third party liabilities (7,982) (9,520)
Noncontrolling interests (62) (61)
Net assets 8,575 8,634
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 16,619 18,215
Third party liabilities (7,982) (9,520)
Noncontrolling interests (62) (61)
Net assets 8,575 8,634
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 10,231 11,375
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Nonconforming Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 9,211 10,244
Third party liabilities (3,732) (4,514)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets 5,479 5,730
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Multi-seller commercial paper conduit [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 2,547 2,860
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Multi-seller commercial paper conduit [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 2,547 2,860
Third party liabilities (2,614) (2,935)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets (67) (75)
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Auto loan securitizations [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 126 163
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Auto loan securitizations [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 126 163
Third party liabilities (107) (143)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets 19 20
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Structured Asset Finance [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 110 124
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Structured Asset Finance [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 110 124
Third party liabilities (16) (16)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets 94 108
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Investment funds [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 2,024 2,012
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Investment funds [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 2,024 2,012
Third party liabilities (1) (22)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets 2,023 1,990
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Other securitizations and transactions [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 2,685 3,432
Consolidated VIEs [Member] | Other securitizations and transactions [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 2,601 2,812
Third party liabilities (1,512) (1,890)
Noncontrolling interests (62) (61)
Net assets 1,027 861
Total secured borrowings [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 21,556 21,041
Total secured borrowings [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 19,880 19,030
Third party liabilities (18,032) (17,489)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets 1,848 1,541
Total secured borrowings [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 1,166 1,168
Total secured borrowings [Member] | Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 1,166 1,168
Third party liabilities (1,038) (1,041)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets 128 127
Total secured borrowings [Member] | Municipal tender option bond securitizations [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 14,519 14,168
Total secured borrowings [Member] | Municipal tender option bond securitizations [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 12,385 11,748
Third party liabilities (11,060) (10,689)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets 1,325 1,059
Total secured borrowings [Member] | Residental mortgage securitizations [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total VIE assets 5,871 5,705
Total secured borrowings [Member] | Residental mortgage securitizations [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated assets 6,329 6,114
Third party liabilities (5,934) (5,759)
Noncontrolling interests 0 0
Net assets $ 395 $ 355
[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.