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Legal Proceedings - Additional Information (Detail)
$ in Millions, $ in Millions
Aug. 18, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Estimated aggregate amount of reasonably possible losses for legal proceedings   $ 900  
Mortgage Related Matters [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Face amount of securitizations claimed for repurchase   1,700  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Securities Litigation [Member] | June 2013 Public Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 2,300  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. and GS Canada in connection with the offering | shares   5,334,897 5,334,897
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co. and GS Canada   $ 453  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Securities Litigation [Member] | June 2013 Senior Notes Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount of notes   3,200  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Securities Litigation [Member] | November 2013 Senior Notes Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount of notes   900  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Securities Litigation [Member] | June 2013 and November 2013 Senior Notes Offerings [Member] | Non-US [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Approximate principal amount of notes sold by GS&Co. and GS Canada     $ 14.2
SunEdison Securities Litigation [Member] | Convertible Preferred Stock Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 650  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   138,890 138,890
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 139  
Snap Inc. [Member] | March 2017 Initial Public Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 3,910  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   57,040,000 57,040,000
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 970  
1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) [Member] | Offerings of Debt Securities [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Amount of debt securities cited in connection with investigations, reviews and litigation   6,500  
1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) [Member] | Guarantee Obligations [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Agreement to extend a guarantee related to legal and regulatory proceedings $ 1,400    
Sea Limited [Member] | October 2017 Initial Public Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 989  
American depository shares underwritten by GS Asia | shares   28,026,721 28,026,721
Aggregate value underwritten by GS Asia   $ 420  
Altice USA Inc [Member] | June 2017 Initial Public Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 2,150  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   12,280,042 12,280,042
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 368  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 805  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   2,576,000 2,576,000
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 322  
Uber Technologies Inc [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 8,100  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   35,864,408 35,864,408
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 1,600  
Venator Materials PLC Litigation [Member] | August 2017 Initial Public Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 522  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   6,351,347 6,351,347
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 127  
Venator Materials PLC Litigation [Member] | December 2017 Secondary Equity Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 534  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   5,625,768 5,625,768
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 127  
XP Inc Litigation [Member] | December 2019 Initial Public Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 2,300  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   19,326,218 19,326,218
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 522  
GoHealth, Inc [Member] | July 2020 Initial Public Offering [Member]      
Other Commitments [Line Items]      
Aggregate value of offering   $ 914  
Number of shares underwritten by GS&Co. in connection with the offering | shares   11,540,550 11,540,550
Aggregate value underwritten by GS&Co.   $ 242