Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 12
-Article 7

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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 01, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Assets		$ 117,156	$ 116,216	$ 114,266
Liabilities		$ 100,778	$ 100,540
Common stock, share issued		136,330,831	136,330,831
Intermediate Holding Company Subsidiaries [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Assets		$ 31,000
Liabilities		$ 30,000
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, share issued	4,345,174
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, share issued	2,052,913