Employee Stock Based Incentives (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Noncash compensation expense related to employee stock-based incentive plans

The Firm recognized the following noncash compensation expense related to its various employee stock-based incentive plans in its Consolidated Statements of Income.

Three months ended March 31, (in millions)	2012		2011
Cost of prior grants of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) that are amortized over their applicable vesting periods	$	582	$	561
Accrual of estimated costs of RSUs and SARs to be granted in future periods including those to full-career eligible employees	250		269
Total noncash compensation expense related to employee stock-based incentive plans	$	832	$	830