Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Total |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |
Retained Earnings [Member] |
Appropriated Retained Earnings [Member] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] |
Treasury Stock Common [Member] |
Total BlackRock Stockholders' Equity [Member] |
Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Member] |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests / Temporary Equity [Member] |
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| Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 25,585 | $ 19,421 | [1] | $ 6,444 | $ 29 | $ (59) | $ (432) | $ 25,403 | $ 182 | $ 32 | ||||
| Net income | 2,952 | 0 | [1] | 2,932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,932 | 20 | (1) | ||||
| Consolidation of a collateralized loan obligation | (4) | 0 | [1] | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Allocation of gains (losses) of consolidated collateralized loan obligations | 0 | 0 | [1] | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | (3) | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Dividends paid | (1,168) | 0 | [1] | (1,168) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,168) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 448 | 447 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 448 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Issuance of common shares related to employee stock transactions | 35 | (429) | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 464 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Employee tax withholdings related to employee stock transactions | (243) | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | (243) | (243) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shares repurchased | (1,000) | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,000) | (1,000) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Net tax benefit (shortfall) from stock-based compensation | 36 | 36 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Subscriptions (redemptions/distributions) — noncontrolling interest holders | 66 | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 137 | ||||
| Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of sponsored investment funds | (115) | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (115) | (114) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 24 | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 26,616 | 19,475 | [1] | 8,208 | 22 | (35) | (1,210) | 26,460 | 156 | 54 | ||||
| Net income | 3,262 | 0 | [1] | 3,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,294 | (32) | 2 | ||||
| Allocation of gains (losses) of consolidated collateralized loan obligations | 0 | 0 | [1] | 0 | (41) | 0 | 0 | (41) | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Dividends paid | (1,338) | 0 | [1] | (1,338) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,338) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 453 | 453 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Issuance of common shares related to employee stock transactions | 14 | (646) | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Employee tax withholdings related to employee stock transactions | (344) | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | (344) | (344) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shares repurchased | (1,000) | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,000) | (1,000) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Net tax benefit (shortfall) from stock-based compensation | 106 | 106 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Subscriptions (redemptions/distributions) — noncontrolling interest holders | (46) | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (46) | 248 | ||||
| Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of sponsored investment funds | 0 | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (269) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (238) | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | (238) | 0 | (238) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 27,485 | 19,388 | [1],[2] | 10,164 | (19) | (273) | (1,894) | 27,366 | 119 | 35 | ||||
| Net income | 3,351 | 0 | [2] | 3,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,345 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Net consolidation (deconsolidation) of VIEs due to adoption of new accounting pronouncement | 11 | 0 | [2] | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | (8) | 194 | ||||
| Dividends paid | (1,476) | 0 | [2] | (1,476) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,476) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 514 | 514 | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Issuance of common shares related to employee stock transactions | 136 | (600) | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 736 | 136 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Employee tax withholdings related to employee stock transactions | (231) | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | (231) | (231) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shares repurchased | (1,100) | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,100) | (1,100) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Net tax benefit (shortfall) from stock-based compensation | 105 | 105 | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Subscriptions (redemptions/distributions) — noncontrolling interest holders | (34) | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (34) | 518 | ||||
| Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of sponsored investment funds | (6) | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (6) | (284) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (175) | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 | (175) | 0 | (175) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 28,580 | $ 19,407 | [2] | $ 12,033 | $ 0 | $ (448) | $ (2,489) | $ 28,503 | $ 77 | $ 464 | ||||
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