1.0.0.3 false Divestitures false 1 $ false false iso4217_USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 iso4217_USD_per_shares Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares 0 shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares 0 5 3 stt_DisclosureOfADivestitureOfAJointVentureTextBlock stt false na duration string Disclosure Of A Divestiture Of A Joint Venture [Text Block] false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Note&#xA0;2.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;Divestitures</b></font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In July&#xA0;2008, we completed the sale of our 50% joint venture interest in CitiStreet, a benefits servicing business that provides retirement plan recordkeeping and administrative services and at that date had approximately $220 billion of assets under administration on behalf of corporate and government entities, employee unions and other customers. The premium received in connection with the sale was $407 million, and we recorded a resulting pre-tax gain of $350 million in our consolidated statement of income, net of exit and other associated costs incurred in connection with the sale. These costs totaled $57 million, and consisted of incentive compensation of $30 million, professional fees of $10 million, and other related costs of $17 million.</font></p> </div> Note&#xA0;2.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;Divestitures In July&#xA0;2008, we completed the sale of our 50% joint venture interest in CitiStreet, a benefits false false Disclosure Of A Divestiture Of A Joint Venture [Text Block] No authoritative reference available. false false 1 1 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true