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Loans, Notes and Mortgages (Details)

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Loans, Notes and Mortgages (Details) (USD $)
Sep. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due $ 9,000,000 $ 20,000,000    
60 - 89 Days Past Due 4,000,000 5,000,000    
90 Days or more Past Due 0 2,000,000    
Total Past Due 13,000,000 27,000,000    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 16,802,000,000 18,010,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans 138,000,000 [1] 287,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value 2,680,000,000 2,322,000,000    
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income at Fair Value 19,633,000,000      
Total Outstanding   20,646,000,000    
Allowances for loan losses 69,000,000 72,000,000 90,000,000 170,000,000
Total loans, net 19,564,000,000 20,574,000,000    
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 9,000,000      
60 - 89 Days Past Due 4,000,000      
90 Days or more Past Due 0      
Total Past Due 13,000,000      
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 520,000,000      
Nonperforming Loans 25,000,000 [1]      
Loans Measured at Fair Value 0      
Total Outstanding 558,000,000      
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 0 0    
60 - 89 Days Past Due 0 1,000,000    
90 Days or more Past Due 0 2,000,000    
Total Past Due 0 3,000,000    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 6,612,000,000 7,460,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans 113,000,000 [1] 258,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value 1,219,000,000 909,000,000    
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income at Fair Value 7,944,000,000 8,630,000,000    
Total Outstanding 6,725,000,000 7,721,000,000    
Other Loans [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 0 [2] 0 [3]    
60 - 89 Days Past Due 0 [2] 0 [3]    
90 Days or more Past Due 0 [2] 0 [3]    
Total Past Due 0 [2] 0 [3]    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 9,670,000,000 [2] 10,013,000,000 [3]    
Nonperforming Loans 0 [1],[2] 0 [1],[3]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value 1,461,000,000 [2] 1,413,000,000 [3]    
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net of Deferred Income at Fair Value 11,131,000,000 [2]      
Total Outstanding   11,426,000,000 [3]    
Securities-backed loans 9,100,000,000 [3] 8,900,000,000 [3]    
Loans held-for-sale 2,000,000,000 [3] 2,500,000,000 [3]    
Residential mortgage [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 9,000,000      
60 - 89 Days Past Due 4,000,000      
90 Days or more Past Due 0      
Total Past Due 13,000,000      
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 423,000,000      
Nonperforming Loans 22,000,000 [1]      
Loans Measured at Fair Value 0      
Total Outstanding 458,000,000      
Home equity [Member] | Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 0      
60 - 89 Days Past Due 0      
90 Days or more Past Due 0      
Total Past Due 0      
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 97,000,000      
Nonperforming Loans 3,000,000 [1]      
Loans Measured at Fair Value 0      
Total Outstanding 100,000,000      
Commercial [Member] | United States [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 0 0    
60 - 89 Days Past Due 0 1,000,000    
90 Days or more Past Due 0 2,000,000    
Total Past Due 0 3,000,000    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 3,146,000,000 3,753,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans 43,000,000 [1] 85,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value 0 0    
Total Outstanding 3,189,000,000 3,841,000,000    
Commercial [Member] | Non-U.S. [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 0 0    
60 - 89 Days Past Due 0 0    
90 Days or more Past Due 0 0    
Total Past Due 0 0    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 2,923,000,000 3,040,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans 42,000,000 [1] 65,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value 0 0    
Total Outstanding 2,965,000,000 3,105,000,000    
Commercial real estate [Member] | Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due 0 0    
60 - 89 Days Past Due 0 0    
90 Days or more Past Due 0 0    
Total Past Due 0 0    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due 543,000,000 667,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans 28,000,000 [1] 108,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value 0 0    
Total Outstanding 571,000,000 775,000,000    
Consumer Loan [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due   20,000,000    
60 - 89 Days Past Due   4,000,000    
90 Days or more Past Due   0    
Total Past Due   24,000,000    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due   537,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans   29,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value   0    
Total Outstanding   590,000,000    
Loans held-for-sale 900,000,000 [3] 1,000,000,000 [3]    
Consumer Loan [Member] | Residential mortgage [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due   20,000,000    
60 - 89 Days Past Due   4,000,000    
90 Days or more Past Due   0    
Total Past Due   24,000,000    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due   420,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans   25,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value   0    
Total Outstanding   469,000,000    
Consumer Loan [Member] | Home equity [Member]
        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
30 - 59 Days Past Due   0    
60 - 89 Days Past Due   0    
90 Days or more Past Due   0    
Total Past Due   0    
Total Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due   117,000,000    
Nonperforming Loans   4,000,000 [1]    
Loans Measured at Fair Value   0    
Total Outstanding   $ 121,000,000    
[1] Excludes loans measured at fair value.
[2] Includes securities-backed loans and loans held-for-sale of $9.1 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2012.
[3] Includes securities-backed loans and loans held-for-sale of $8.9 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2011.