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Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value Inputs (Details)

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Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value Inputs (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Long-term debt $ (31,261,000,000) $ (30,097,000,000)    
Net derivative asset (315,000,000) (441,000,000) $ (1,081,000,000) $ (920,000,000)
Recurring        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 614,393,000,000 633,203,000,000    
Long-term debt (31,261,000,000) (30,097,000,000)    
Recurring | Level 3        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 17,859,000,000 18,098,000,000    
Long-term debt (1,814,000,000) (1,513,000,000)    
Net derivative asset (315,000,000) (441,000,000)    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans held-for-sale        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 660,000,000 787,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 1,700,000,000 1,600,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Credit derivatives        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Net derivative asset $ (67,000,000) $ (75,000,000)    
Recurring | Level 3 | Credit derivatives | Minimum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 7.00% 6.00%    
Prepayment speed 10.00% 10.00%    
Default rate 1.00% 1.00%    
Loss severity 35.00% 35.00%    
Upfront points 0.01% 0.00%    
Credit spreads 0.13% 0.00%    
Credit correlation 23.00% 31.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Credit derivatives | Maximum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 25.00% 25.00%    
Prepayment speed 20.00% 20.00%    
Default rate 4.00% 4.00%    
Loss severity 40.00% 40.00%    
Upfront points 1.00% 1.00%    
Credit spreads 9.96% 4.47%    
Credit correlation 97.00% 99.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Credit derivatives | Weighted Average | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 17.00% 16.00%    
Prepayment speed 19.00% 19.00%    
Default rate 3.00% 3.00%    
Loss severity 35.00% 35.00%    
Upfront points 0.65% 0.60%    
Credit spreads 3.26% 1.11%    
Credit correlation 37.00% 38.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Equity derivatives        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Net derivative asset $ (741,000,000) $ (1,037,000,000)    
Recurring | Level 3 | Equity derivatives | Minimum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Equity correlation 12.00% 25.00%    
Long-dated equity volatilities 4.00% 4.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Equity derivatives | Maximum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Equity correlation 98.00% 100.00%    
Long-dated equity volatilities 105.00% 101.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Equity derivatives | Weighted Average | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Equity correlation 69.00% 67.00%    
Long-dated equity volatilities 27.00% 28.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commodity contracts        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Net derivative asset $ 4,000,000 $ 169,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commodity contracts | Minimum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Long-dated equity volatilities 19.00% 18.00%    
Natural gas forward price (in dollars per MMBtu) $ 1 $ 1    
Propane forward price (in dollars per share)   $ 0    
Correlation 66.00% 66.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commodity contracts | Maximum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Long-dated equity volatilities 125.00% 125.00%    
Natural gas forward price (in dollars per MMBtu) $ 6 $ 6    
Propane forward price (in dollars per share)   $ 1    
Correlation 93.00% 93.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commodity contracts | Weighted Average | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Long-dated equity volatilities 46.00% 39.00%    
Natural gas forward price (in dollars per MMBtu) $ 4 $ 4    
Propane forward price (in dollars per share)   $ 1    
Correlation 84.00% 84.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Interest rate derivatives        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Net derivative asset $ 489,000,000 $ 502,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Interest rate derivatives | Minimum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Long-dated volatilities (IR) 0.00% 0.00%    
Correlation (IR/IR) 15.00% 17.00%    
Correlation (FX/IR) (2.00%) (15.00%)    
Long-dated inflation rates 0.00% 0.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Interest rate derivatives | Maximum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Long-dated volatilities (IR) 2.00% 2.00%    
Correlation (IR/IR) 99.00% 99.00%    
Correlation (FX/IR) 40.00% 40.00%    
Long-dated inflation rates 7.00% 7.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Interest rate derivatives | Weighted Average | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Long-dated volatilities (IR) 1.00% 1.00%    
Correlation (IR/IR) 60.00% 48.00%    
Correlation (FX/IR) 33.00% (9.00%)    
Long-dated inflation rates 3.00% 3.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Mortgage trading loans and ABS        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 1,600,000,000 $ 1,900,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Corporate securities, trading loans and other        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 3,000,000,000 2,800,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Non-U.S. sovereign debt        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 572,000,000 521,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 739,000,000 757,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Tax-exempt securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 562,000,000 569,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 2,080,000,000 $ 2,017,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets | Minimum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 0.00% 0.00%    
Prepayment speed 0.00% 0.00%    
Default rate 0.00% 0.00%    
Loss severity 0.00% 0.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets | Maximum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 25.00% 25.00%    
Prepayment speed 44.00% 27.00%    
Default rate 10.00% 10.00%    
Loss severity 90.00% 90.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets | Weighted Average | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 6.00% 6.00%    
Prepayment speed 15.00% 11.00%    
Default rate 4.00% 4.00%    
Loss severity 42.00% 40.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets | Loans held-for-sale        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 81,000,000 $ 97,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets | Loans and leases        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 1,588,000,000 1,520,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Loans and leases backed by residential real estate assets | Mortgage trading loans and ABS | Trading Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 411,000,000 400,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Instruments Backed by Commercial Real Estate Assets        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 502,000,000 $ 852,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Instruments Backed by Commercial Real Estate Assets | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 10.00%      
Price (in dollars per share) $ 81      
Recurring | Level 3 | Instruments Backed by Commercial Real Estate Assets | Minimum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 0.00% 0.00%    
Price (in dollars per share) $ 0 $ 0    
Recurring | Level 3 | Instruments Backed by Commercial Real Estate Assets | Maximum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 25.00% 25.00%    
Price (in dollars per share) $ 106 $ 100    
Recurring | Level 3 | Instruments Backed by Commercial Real Estate Assets | Weighted Average | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield   8.00%    
Price (in dollars per share)   $ 73    
Recurring | Level 3 | Instruments Backed by Commercial Real Estate Assets | Loans held-for-sale        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 357,000,000 $ 690,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Instruments Backed by Commercial Real Estate Assets | Mortgage trading loans and ABS        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 145,000,000 162,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 4,730,000,000 $ 4,558,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Minimum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 0.00% 0.00%    
Prepayment speed 5.00% 5.00%    
Default rate 2.00% 2.00%    
Loss severity 25.00% 25.00%    
Duration 1 year 0 years    
Price (in dollars per share) $ 0 $ 0    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Maximum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 37.00% 37.00%    
Prepayment speed 20.00% 20.00%    
Default rate 5.00% 5.00%    
Loss severity 50.00% 50.00%    
Duration 5 years 5 years    
Price (in dollars per share) $ 305 $ 258    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Weighted Average | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Yield 15.00% 13.00%    
Prepayment speed 15.00% 16.00%    
Default rate 4.00% 4.00%    
Loss severity 38.00% 37.00%    
Duration 3 years 3 years    
Price (in dollars per share) $ 66 $ 64    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Loans held-for-sale        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 222,000,000      
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Loans and leases        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 109,000,000 $ 100,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Mortgage trading loans and ABS | Trading Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 1,058,000,000 1,306,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Corporate securities, trading loans and other | Trading Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 2,641,000,000 2,503,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Non-U.S. sovereign debt | Trading Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 572,000,000 521,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial loans, debt securities and other | Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities | Available-for-sale Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 128,000,000 128,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Auction rate securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 1,486,000,000 $ 1,533,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Auction rate securities | Minimum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Price (in dollars per share) $ 10 $ 10    
Recurring | Level 3 | Auction rate securities | Maximum | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Price (in dollars per share) 100 100    
Recurring | Level 3 | Auction rate securities | Weighted Average | Income and Market Approach Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Price (in dollars per share) $ 94 $ 94    
Recurring | Level 3 | Auction rate securities | Corporate securities, trading loans and other | Trading Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 313,000,000 $ 335,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Auction rate securities | Other taxable securities, substantially all asset-backed securities | Available-for-sale Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value 611,000,000 629,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Auction rate securities | Tax-exempt securities | Available-for-sale Securities        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Assets, fair value $ 562,000,000 $ 569,000,000    
Recurring | Level 3 | Structured liabilities | Minimum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Equity correlation 12.00% 25.00%    
Long-dated equity volatilities 4.00% 4.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Structured liabilities | Maximum | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Equity correlation 98.00% 100.00%    
Long-dated equity volatilities 105.00% 101.00%    
Recurring | Level 3 | Structured liabilities | Weighted Average | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Equity correlation 69.00%      
Long-dated equity volatilities 27.00%      
Recurring | Level 3 | Structured liabilities | Long-term debt        
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]        
Long-term debt $ (1,814,000,000) $ (1,513,000,000)    
Recurring | Level 3 | Structured liabilities | Long-term debt | Weighted Average | Income Approach Valuation Technique        
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]        
Equity correlation   67.00%    
Long-dated equity volatilities   28.00%