Variable Interest Entities Reflects adoption of ASU 2015-12 - Schedule of VIE Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 5,978 | $ 6,894 |
| Investments: | ||
| Trading securities ($266 debt securities of consolidated sponsored investment funds) | 293 | |
| Equity securities | 648 | |
| Other assets | 2,157 | 1,636 |
| Liabilities of consolidated VIEs | (183,434) | (187,977) |
| Noncontrolling interests | (44) | (50) |
| Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member] | ||
| Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 103 | 144 |
| Investments: | ||
| Trading securities ($266 debt securities of consolidated sponsored investment funds) | 769 | 475 |
| Equity securities | 295 | 440 |
| Other investments | 300 | 312 |
| Carried interest | 273 | 266 |
| Other assets | 113 | 66 |
| Total investments and other assets | 1,750 | 1,559 |
| Liabilities of consolidated VIEs | (425) | (369) |
| Noncontrolling interests | (518) | (375) |
| BlackRock's net interests in consolidated VIEs | $ 910 | $ 959 |
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- Definition Carried Interest distributions received subject to clawback.. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI). No definition available.
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- Definition Total investments and other assets of consolidated VIEs. No definition available.
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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 Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. 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 Amount of assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of investments classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of investments in debt securities classified as trading. 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. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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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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