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Borrowings and Deposits - Debt (Details)

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Borrowings and Deposits - Debt (Details) (USD $)
Sep. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Borrowings, Fair Value [Abstract]    
Senior Notes $ 48,026,000,000 $ 59,394,000,000
Senior Structured Notes 26,849,000,000 28,523,000,000
Subordinated Debt 10,719,000,000 12,661,000,000
Junior subordinated notes (related to trust preferred securities) 3,804,000,000 3,789,000,000
Other Subsidiary Financing 1,213,000,000 868,000,000
Debt Issued by Consoidated Variable Interest Entities 10,297,000,000 11,534,000,000
Short-term borrowings [abstract]    
Other unsecured short-term borrowings 682,000,000 1,112,000,000
Short-term debt issued by consolidated VIEs 2,874,000,000 [1] 4,939,000,000 [1]
Short-term borrowings 3,556,000,000 6,051,000,000
Long-term borrowings [Abstract]    
Fixed-rate obligations 52,729,000,000 [2],[3] 60,482,000,000 [2],[3]
Variable-rate obligations 33,396,000,000 [3],[4],[5] 39,852,000,000 [3],[4],[5]
Long-term debt issued by consolidated VIEs 7,423,000,000 [1],[3] 6,595,000,000 [1],[3]
Long-term borrowings 93,548,000,000 [3] 106,929,000,000 [3]
Deposits, Non-U.S. 12,529,000,000 12,364,000,000
Weighted Average Interest Rates [Abstract]    
Short-term borrowings 0.20% 0.40%
Long-term borrowings 3.90% 4.00%
Junior subordinated notes (related to trust preferred securities) 6.50% 6.50%
Aggregated standby letters of credit 1,800,000,000 2,100,000,000
Maturities of Long-term Borrowings [Abstract]    
Less than 1 year 23,354,000,000  
1-2 years 22,938,000,000  
2-3 years 6,064,000,000  
3-4 years 4,346,000,000  
4-5 years 8,654,000,000  
Greater than 5 years 28,192,000,000  
Less than 1 year, percentage 25.00%  
1-2 years, percentage 25.00%  
2-3 years, percentage 6.00%  
3-4 years, percentage 5.00%  
4-5 years, percentage 9.00%  
Greater than 5 years, percentage 30.00%  
Total, percentage 100.00%  
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount $ 100,908,000,000 $ 116,769,000,000
[1] See Note 9 for additional information on debt issued by consolidated VIEs.
[2] Fixed-rate obligations are generally swapped to variable rates.
[3] Excludes junior subordinated notes (related to trust preferred securities).
[4] Includes structured notes.
[5] Variable interest rates are generally based on rates such as LIBOR, the U.S. Treasury Bill rate, or the Federal Funds rate.