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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Details)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Value $ 18,977,000,000 $ 21,522,000,000  
Accumulated Amortization 10,956,000,000 11,599,000,000  
In Text Details [Abstract]      
Amortization of intangibles 1,509,000,000 [1] 1,731,000,000 [1] 1,978,000,000 [1]
Future Amortization Expense, 2012 1,300,000,000    
Future Amortization Expense, 2013 1,100,000,000    
Future Amortization Expense, 2014 1,000,000,000    
Future Amortization Expense, 2015 870,000,000    
Future Amortization Expense, 2016 770,000,000    
Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Fully Amortized 3,200,000,000    
Purchased credit card relationships [Member]
      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Value 6,948,000,000 7,162,000,000  
Accumulated Amortization 4,775,000,000 4,085,000,000  
Core deposit intangibles [Member]
      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Value 3,903,000,000 5,394,000,000  
Accumulated Amortization 2,915,000,000 4,094,000,000  
Customer Relationships [Member]
      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Value 4,081,000,000 4,232,000,000  
Accumulated Amortization 1,532,000,000 1,222,000,000  
Affinity Relationships [Member]
      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Value 1,569,000,000 1,647,000,000  
Accumulated Amortization 966,000,000 902,000,000  
Other Intangibles [Member]
      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Gross Carrying Value 2,476,000,000 3,087,000,000  
Accumulated Amortization 768,000,000 1,296,000,000  
Card Services [Member]
      
In Text Details [Abstract]      
Intangible Assets, Sold $ 396,000,000    
[1] There were no material intersegment revenues.