Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
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Description of pertinent provisions of equity-based compensation awards that have actual or potential impact upon the company's financial statements.

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Deferred Compensation Plans (Performance-Based Stock Units) (Details) - PSUs - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Payment Awards
Terms of award	PSUs will vest and convert to shares of common stock only if the Firm satisfies predetermined performance and market-based conditions over a three-year performance period.
Non-option awards outstanding (shares)	3,000,000
Minimum
Share-based Payment Awards
Percentage of PSUs that vested	0.00%
Maximum
Share-based Payment Awards
Percentage of PSUs that vested	150.00%
MS Adjusted ROE
Share-based Payment Awards
Fair value per PSU on award date	$ 56.84	$ 42.64	$ 25.19
Relative MS TSR
Share-based Payment Awards
Fair value per PSU on award date	$ 65.81	$ 48.02	$ 24.51