Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value (Details)

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Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2009
Assets      
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell $ 78,599,000,000 $ 87,453,000,000  
Derivative assets 73,000,000,000 73,023,000,000  
Mortgage servicing rights 14,900,000,000 7,378,000,000 19,465,000,000
Loans held-for-sale 25,942,000,000 7,630,000,000  
Other assets 70,531,000,000 37,084,000,000  
Liabilities      
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase 37,424,000,000 34,235,000,000  
Long-term debt 50,984,000,000 46,239,000,000  
Gross transfers between Level One and Level Two 1,300,000,000    
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell 78,599,000,000 87,453,000,000  
Total trading account assets 194,671,000,000 169,319,000,000  
Derivative assets 73,000,000,000 73,023,000,000  
Total available-for-sale debt securities 337,627,000,000 276,151,000,000  
Loans And Leases Fair Value Disclosure 3,321,000,000 8,804,000,000  
Mortgage servicing rights 14,900,000,000 7,378,000,000  
Loans held-for-sale 25,942,000,000 7,630,000,000  
Other assets 70,531,000,000 37,084,000,000  
Total assets 798,591,000,000 666,842,000,000  
Liabilities      
Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices 2,732,000,000 3,297,000,000  
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase 37,424,000,000 34,235,000,000  
Total trading account liabilities 71,985,000,000 60,508,000,000  
Derivative liabilities 55,914,000,000 [1] 59,520,000,000 [1]  
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 7,178,000,000 6,558,000,000  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 33,229,000,000 15,743,000,000  
Long-term debt 50,984,000,000 46,239,000,000  
Total liabilities 259,446,000,000 226,100,000,000  
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 77,152,000,000 [2] 82,455,000,000 [3]  
Derivative assets 2,627,000,000 [1],[2] 2,186,000,000 [1],[3]  
Total available-for-sale debt securities 47,463,000,000 [2] 41,073,000,000 [3]  
Other assets 32,624,000,000 [2] 18,963,000,000 [3]  
Total assets 159,866,000,000 [2] 144,677,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 52,897,000,000 [2] 49,968,000,000 [3]  
Derivative liabilities 1,799,000,000 [1],[2] 2,055,000,000 [1],[3]  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 31,470,000,000 [2] 13,832,000,000 [3]  
Total liabilities 86,166,000,000 [2] 65,855,000,000 [3]  
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Federal funds sold and securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell 78,599,000,000 [2] 87,453,000,000 [3]  
Total trading account assets 101,994,000,000 [2] 75,409,000,000 [3]  
Derivative assets 1,516,244,000,000 [1],[2] 1,865,310,000,000 [1],[3]  
Total available-for-sale debt securities 274,291,000,000 [2] 227,066,000,000 [3]  
Loans And Leases Fair Value Disclosure   6,060,000,000 [3]  
Loans held-for-sale 21,802,000,000 [2] 4,243,000,000 [3]  
Other assets 31,051,000,000 [2] 13,886,000,000 [3]  
Total assets 2,023,981,000,000 [2] 2,279,427,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices 2,732,000,000 [2] 3,297,000,000 [3]  
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase 37,424,000,000 [2] 34,235,000,000 [3]  
Total trading account liabilities 19,081,000,000 [2] 10,426,000,000 [3]  
Derivative liabilities 1,492,963,000,000 [1],[2] 1,850,804,000,000 [1],[3]  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 931,000,000 [2] 1,897,000,000 [3]  
Long-term debt 47,998,000,000 [2] 43,296,000,000 [3]  
Total liabilities 1,607,601,000,000 [2] 1,950,513,000,000 [3]  
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 15,525,000,000 11,455,000,000  
Derivative assets 18,773,000,000 [1] 14,366,000,000 [1] 23,048,000,000
Total available-for-sale debt securities 15,873,000,000 8,012,000,000  
Loans And Leases Fair Value Disclosure 3,321,000,000 2,744,000,000  
Mortgage servicing rights 14,900,000,000 7,378,000,000  
Loans held-for-sale 4,140,000,000 3,387,000,000  
Other assets 6,856,000,000 4,235,000,000  
Total assets 79,388,000,000 51,577,000,000  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 7,000,000 114,000,000  
Derivative liabilities 11,028,000,000 [1] 8,500,000,000 [1] 15,200,000,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 828,000,000 14,000,000  
Long-term debt 2,986,000,000 2,943,000,000  
Total liabilities 15,555,000,000 11,571,000,000  
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Netting Adjustments [Member]
      
Assets      
Derivative assets (1,464,644,000,000) [1],[4] (1,808,839,000,000) [1],[4]  
Total assets (1,464,644,000,000) [4] (1,808,839,000,000) [4]  
Liabilities      
Derivative liabilities (1,449,876,000,000) [1],[4] (1,801,839,000,000) [1],[4]  
Total liabilities (1,449,876,000,000) [4] (1,801,839,000,000) [4]  
U.S. government and agency securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 60,811,000,000 52,613,000,000  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 29,340,000,000 20,710,000,000  
U.S. government and agency securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 28,237,000,000 [2] 30,540,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 23,357,000,000 [2] 19,120,000,000 [3]  
U.S. government and agency securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 32,574,000,000 [2] 22,073,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 5,983,000,000 [2] 1,590,000,000 [3]  
Corporate securities, trading loans and other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 49,352,000,000 36,571,000,000  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 11,350,000,000 7,764,000,000  
Corporate securities, trading loans and other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 732,000,000 [2] 1,067,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 224,000,000 [2] 829,000,000 [3]  
Corporate securities, trading loans and other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 40,869,000,000 [2] 28,624,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 11,119,000,000 [2] 6,821,000,000 [3]  
Corporate securities, trading loans and other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 7,751,000,000 6,880,000,000  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 7,000,000 114,000,000  
Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 32,129,000,000 23,674,000,000  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 15,482,000,000 14,594,000,000  
Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 23,249,000,000 [2] 17,181,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 14,568,000,000 [2] 13,259,000,000 [3]  
Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 8,257,000,000 [2] 5,949,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 914,000,000 [2] 1,335,000,000 [3]  
Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 623,000,000 544,000,000  
Non-U.S. sovereign debt [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 33,523,000,000 42,946,000,000  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 15,813,000,000 17,440,000,000  
Non-U.S. sovereign debt [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 24,934,000,000 [2] 33,667,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 14,748,000,000 [2] 16,760,000,000 [3]  
Non-U.S. sovereign debt [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 8,346,000,000 [2] 8,937,000,000 [3]  
Liabilities      
Total trading account liabilities 1,065,000,000 [2] 680,000,000 [3]  
Non-U.S. sovereign debt [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 243,000,000 342,000,000  
Mortgage trading loans and ABS [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 18,856,000,000 13,515,000,000  
Mortgage trading loans and ABS [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 11,948,000,000 [2] 9,826,000,000 [3]  
Mortgage trading loans and ABS [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total trading account assets 6,908,000,000 3,689,000,000  
U.S. Treasury securities and agency securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 49,105,000,000 42,864,000,000  
U.S. Treasury securities and agency securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 46,003,000,000 [2] 39,389,000,000 [3]  
U.S. Treasury securities and agency securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 3,102,000,000 [2] 3,475,000,000 [3]  
Agency [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 191,217,000,000 142,563,000,000  
Agency [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 191,213,000,000 [2] 142,526,000,000 [3]  
Agency [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 4,000,000 37,000,000  
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 37,017,000,000 44,999,000,000  
Agency-collateralized mortgage obligations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 37,017,000,000 [2] 44,999,000,000 [3]  
Non-agency residential [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 23,117,000,000 14,767,000,000  
Non-agency residential [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 21,649,000,000 [2] 13,907,000,000 [3]  
Non-agency residential [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 1,468,000,000 860,000,000  
Non-agency commercial [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 6,852,000,000 5,522,000,000  
Non-agency commercial [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 6,833,000,000 [2] 5,482,000,000 [3]  
Non-agency commercial [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 19,000,000 40,000,000  
Non-U.S. Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 4,139,000,000 4,920,000,000  
Non-U.S. Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 1,440,000,000 [2] 1,664,000,000 [3]  
Non-U.S. Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 2,696,000,000 [2] 3,256,000,000 [3]  
Non-U.S. Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 3,000,000    
Corporate/Agency bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 5,291,000,000 3,035,000,000  
Corporate/Agency bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 5,154,000,000 [2] 2,873,000,000 [3]  
Corporate/Agency bonds [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 137,000,000 162,000,000  
Other taxable securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 15,392,000,000 12,878,000,000  
Other taxable securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 20,000,000 [2] 20,000,000 [3]  
Other taxable securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 2,354,000,000 [2] 8,593,000,000 [3]  
Other taxable securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 13,018,000,000 4,265,000,000  
Tax-exempt securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 5,497,000,000 4,603,000,000  
Tax-exempt securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 4,273,000,000 [2] 1,955,000,000 [3]  
Tax-exempt securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Assets      
Total available-for-sale debt securities 1,224,000,000 2,648,000,000  
Short-term Debt [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
      
Liabilities      
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 6,472,000,000 [2] 6,558,000,000 [3]  
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
      
Liabilities      
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings $ 706,000,000    
[1] For further disaggregation of derivative assets and liabilities, see Note 4 – Derivatives.
[2] Gross transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were approximately $1.3 billion during 2010.
[3] Gross transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were not significant during 2011.
[4] Amounts represent the impact of legally enforceable master netting agreements and also cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparties.