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Parent Company - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net earnings $ 21,635 $ 9,459 $ 8,466
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 2,015 1,902 1,704
Deferred income taxes 5 (833) (334)
Share-based compensation 2,348 1,920 2,018
Gain on extinguishment of unsecured borrowings 0 (1) (20)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Collateralized transactions (excluding other secured financings), net (70,058) (13,007) 94,991
Trading assets 15,232 (33,405) (68,682)
Trading liabilities 26,616 44,892 (231)
Other, net (13,644) 1,322 (5,958)
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities 921 (13,728) 23,868
Cash flows from investing activities      
Purchase of property, leasehold improvements and equipment (4,667) (6,309) (8,443)
Purchase of investments (39,912) (48,670) (29,773)
Sales/paydowns of investments 45,701 29,057 17,812
Net cash used for investing activities (30,465) (34,356) (24,236)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Issuance of unsecured long-term borrowings 92,717 47,250 22,381
Purchase of Trust Preferred securities (2,675) (350) (1,100)
Common stock repurchased (5,200) (1,928) (5,335)
Settlement of share-based awards in satisfaction of withholding tax requirements (985) (830) (745)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid on common stock, preferred stock and share-based awards (2,725) (2,336) (2,104)
Issuance of preferred stock, net of costs 2,172 349 1,098
Other financing, net 361 392 395
Net cash provided by financing activities 134,738 70,380 3,367
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 105,194 22,296 2,999
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance 155,842 133,546 130,547
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance 261,036 155,842 133,546
Group Inc. [Member]      
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net earnings 21,635 9,459 8,466
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Undistributed (earnings)/loss of subsidiaries and other affiliates 9,367 (1,636) (5,997)
Depreciation and amortization 9 6 26
Deferred income taxes (241) (160) (210)
Share-based compensation 335 127 118
Gain on extinguishment of unsecured borrowings   (1) (20)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Collateralized transactions (excluding other secured financings), net   332 77
Trading assets (10,273) 3,484 5,145
Trading liabilities 796 (97) 136
Other, net (5,213) (1,492) (1,208)
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities 16,415 10,022 6,533
Cash flows from investing activities      
Purchase of property, leasehold improvements and equipment (13) (26) (34)
Repayments/(issuances) of short-term loans to subsidiaries, net (9,951) 7,021 2,079
Issuance of term loans to subsidiaries (37,260) (32,472) (7,374)
Repayments of term loans by subsidiaries 10,059 29,568 1,894
Purchase of investments (16,964) (3,767) (16,776)
Sales/paydowns of investments 10,896 4,135 9,768
Capital contributions to subsidiaries, net (23,978) (5,617) (415)
Net cash used for investing activities (67,211) (1,158) (10,858)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Secured borrowings with subsidiary (short-term), net 12,346 (6,360) 26,398
Unsecured short-term borrowings, net: With third parties (683) (1,372) (22)
Unsecured short-term borrowings, net: With subsidiaries 7,007 12,603 4,649
Issuance of unsecured long-term borrowings 73,164 24,789 8,804
Repayment of unsecured long-term borrowings (31,588) (33,432) (27,172)
Purchase of Trust Preferred securities 0 (11) (206)
Preferred stock redemption (2,675) (350) (1,100)
Common stock repurchased (5,200) (1,928) (5,335)
Settlement of share-based awards in satisfaction of withholding tax requirements (985) (830) (745)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid on common stock, preferred stock and share-based awards (2,725) (2,336) (2,104)
Issuance of preferred stock, net of costs 2,172 349 1,098
Other financing, net (14) 0 (3)
Net cash provided by financing activities 50,819 (8,878) 4,262
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 23 (14) (63)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance 26 40 103
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance $ 49 $ 26 $ 40