Other non-financial assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Non-Financial Assets [Line Items]
Precious metals and other physical commodities	$ 5,470	$ 5,709	$ 6,264
Bail deposit	1,382	1,364	1,418
Prepaid expenses	1,083	1,065	1,081
VAT and other tax receivables	435	363	433
Properties and other non-current assets held for sale	68	248	246
Other	545	375	326
Total other non-financial assets	$ 8,982	$ 9,125	$ 9,768

The amount of non-financial assets that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Financial assets]

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The amount of receivables from taxes other than income tax. Income taxes include all domestic and foreign taxes that are based on taxable profits. Income taxes also include taxes, such as withholding taxes, that are payable by a subsidiary, associate or joint arrangement on distributions to the reporting entity.

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The amount of bail deposits relating to inquiries regarding cross-border wealth management businesses.

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disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of other miscellaneous non-financial assets.

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The amount of properties and other non-current assets classified as held for sale.

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