Variable Interest Entities - Firm Sponsored Variable Interest Entities (Details 0) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Beneficial interest liability, at fair value	$ 67,750,000,000	$ 65,977,000,000
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Total assets held by securitization VIEs	331,100,000,000	344,100,000,000
Percentage of the Firm's retained securitization interests risk-rated 'A' or better, at fair value	72.00%	68.00%
Investment Bank [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Senior Securities Purchased, Excluded from Interests Continued To Be Held By Transferor, Fair Value	278,000,000	110,000,000
Subordinated Securities Purchased, Excluded From Interests Continued To Be Held by Transferor, Fair Value	48,000,000	8,000,000
Prime [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Total assets held by securitization VIEs	125,300,000,000	129,900,000,000
Prime [Member] \| Investment Grade A or Better
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure	134,000,000	136,000,000
Prime [Member] \| External Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure	444,000,000	427,000,000
Subprime [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Total assets held by securitization VIEs	36,900,000,000	39,400,000,000
Option Arms
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Total assets held by securitization VIEs	30,000,000,000	31,400,000,000
Commercial Mortgage Backed and Other Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Total assets held by securitization VIEs	134,800,000,000	139,300,000,000
Commercial Mortgage Backed and Other Securities [Member] \| Investment Grade A or Better
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure	3,200,000,000	3,400,000,000
Commercial Mortgage Backed and Other Securities [Member] \| External Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Retained Interest, Fair Value Disclosure	138,000,000	283,000,000
Student [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Total assets held by securitization VIEs	4,100,000,000	4,100,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in consolidated securitization VIEs	8,200,000,000	8,500,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Prime [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in consolidated securitization VIEs	2,500,000,000	2,700,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Subprime [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in consolidated securitization VIEs	1,300,000,000	1,400,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Option Arms
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in consolidated securitization VIEs	300,000,000	300,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed and Other Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in consolidated securitization VIEs	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Student [Member]
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in consolidated securitization VIEs	4,100,000,000	4,100,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	3,900,000,000	4,300,000,000.0
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in nonconsolidated securitization VIEs with continuing involvement	254,491,000,000	261,170,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000.0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Trading assets
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	1,900,000,000	2,300,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Prime [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	600,000,000	600,000,000
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in nonconsolidated securitization VIEs with continuing involvement	98,743,000,000	101,004,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Prime [Member] \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Prime [Member] \| Trading assets
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	600,000,000	600,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Subprime [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in nonconsolidated securitization VIEs with continuing involvement	33,444,000,000	35,755,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Subprime [Member] \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Subprime [Member] \| Trading assets
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Option Arms
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in nonconsolidated securitization VIEs with continuing involvement	29,775,000,000	31,075,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Option Arms \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Option Arms \| Trading assets
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed and Other Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	3,300,000,000	3,700,000,000
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in nonconsolidated securitization VIEs with continuing involvement	92,529,000,000	93,336,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed and Other Securities [Member] \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed and Other Securities [Member] \| Trading assets
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	1,300,000,000	1,700,000,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Student [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Firm-sponsored mortgage and other consumer securitization trusts
Assets held in nonconsolidated securitization VIEs with continuing involvement	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Student [Member] \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Student [Member] \| Trading assets
Firm-sponsored credit card securitization trusts
Interest in sponsored credit card securitization trusts	$ 0	$ 0

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Percent of retained securitization interests rated A or better.

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Senior securities purchased in connection with IB secondary market making activities. These securities are excluded from entity interest in securitized assets in nonconsolidated VIEs.

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- Definition

Obligation reflecting another party's right to economic interests in another entity or trust under a contractual right. For example, an investor may purchase a beneficial interest in a securitization transaction.

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