Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	24. Subsequent Events In November 2015, the Company announced that it had entered an agreement to assume investment management responsibilities of approximately $87 billion of cash assets under management from BofA® Global Capital Management, Bank of America’s asset management business. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. This transaction is not expected to be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations. On January 14, 2016, the Board of Directors approved BlackRock’s quarterly dividend of $2.29 to be paid on March 23, 2016 to stockholders of record on March 7, 2016. The Company conducted a review for additional subsequent events and determined that no additional subsequent events had occurred that would require accrual or additional disclosures.

Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

24. Subsequent Events

In November 2015, the Company announced that it had entered an agreement to assume investment management responsibilities of approximately $87 billion of cash assets under management from BofA® Global Capital Management, Bank of America’s asset management business. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2016, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. This transaction is not expected to be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

On January 14, 2016, the Board of Directors approved BlackRock’s quarterly dividend of $2.29 to be paid on March 23, 2016 to stockholders of record on March 7, 2016.

The Company conducted a review for additional subsequent events and determined that no additional subsequent events had occurred that would require accrual or additional disclosures.