Variable Interest Entities Reflects adoption of ASU 2015-12 - Schedule of VIE Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
Dec. 31, 2012 |
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| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 6,083 | $ 5,723 | $ 4,390 | $ 4,606 |
| Investments | 1,578 | 1,921 | ||
| Other assets | 855 | 685 | ||
| Other liabilities | (1,033) | (886) | ||
| Noncontrolling interests of consolidated VIEs | (77) | (119) | ||
| Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member] | ||||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 148 | 278 | ||
| Investments | 1,030 | 3,320 | ||
| Other assets | 67 | 32 | ||
| Total investments and other assets | 1,097 | 3,352 | ||
| Borrowings | (3,389) | |||
| Other liabilities | (177) | (245) | ||
| Appropriated retained earnings | 19 | |||
| Noncontrolling interests of consolidated VIEs | (416) | $ (15) | ||
| BlackRock's net interests in consolidated VIEs | $ 652 |
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate carrying amounts, as of the balance sheet date, of assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of liabilities not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition A segregation of retained earnings which is unavailable for dividend distribution. Includes also retained earnings appropriated for loss contingencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets and liabilities included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position. No definition available.
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- Definition 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. No definition available.
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