Financial Instruments Subject to Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk - Summary of the Fair Value of Client Securities Available to Utilize as Collateral and Amounts Pledged (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Securities Financing Transaction [Line Items]
Fair value of client securities available to be pledged	$ 174,936	$ 155,525
Total collateral pledged to third parties	91,652	79,286
Fulfillment of requirements with the Options Clearing Corporation
Securities Financing Transaction [Line Items]
Total collateral pledged to third parties	38,963	34,791
Fulfillment of client short sales
Securities Financing Transaction [Line Items]
Total collateral pledged to third parties	20,258	16,196
Securities lending to other broker-dealers
Securities Financing Transaction [Line Items]
Total collateral pledged to third parties	26,440	23,867
Collateral for secured short-term borrowings
Securities Financing Transaction [Line Items]
Total collateral pledged to third parties	5,475	4,376
Collateral for repurchase agreements
Securities Financing Transaction [Line Items]
Total collateral pledged to third parties	516	56
Fully Paid Client Securities
Securities Financing Transaction [Line Items]
Total collateral pledged to third parties	$ 301	$ 217

Fair value of collateral permitted, by contact or custom, to be sold or re-pledged.

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