Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 53,723		$ 59,602
Deposits with banks	121,814		85,279
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements (included $24,258 and $22,191 at fair value)	296,296		235,314
Securities borrowed (included $10,177 and $15,308 at fair value)	119,017		142,462
Trading assets (included assets pledged of $108,784 and $89,856)	450,028		443,963
Securities (included $371,145 and $364,781 at fair value and assets pledged of $71,167 and $94,691)	371,152		364,793
Loans (included $2,555 and $2,097 at fair value)	733,796		723,720
Allowance for loan losses	(21,936)		(27,609)
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses	711,860		696,111
Accrued interest and accounts receivable	60,933		61,478
Premises and equipment	14,519		14,041
Goodwill	48,175		48,188
Mortgage servicing rights	7,614		7,223
Other intangible assets	2,235		3,207
Other assets (included $16,458 and $16,499 at fair value and assets pledged of $1,127 and $1,316)	101,775		104,131
Total assets(a)	2,359,141	[1]	2,265,792	[1]
Liabilities
Deposits (included $5,733 and $4,933 at fair value)	1,193,593		1,127,806
Federal funds purchased and securities loaned or sold under repurchase agreements (included $4,388 and $6,817 at fair value)	240,103		213,532
Commercial paper	55,367		51,631
Other borrowed funds (included $11,591 and $9,576 at fair value)	26,636		21,908
Trading liabilities	131,918		141,695
Accounts payable and other liabilities (included $36 and $51 at fair value)	195,240		202,895
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities (included $1,170 and $1,250 at fair value)	63,191		65,977
Long-term debt (included $30,788 and $34,720 at fair value)	249,024		256,775
Total liabilities(a)	2,155,072	[1]	2,082,219	[1]
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 29, 30 and 31 of this Annual Report)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock ($1 par value; authorized 200,000,000 shares: issued 905,750 and 780,000 shares)	9,058		7,800
Common stock ($1 par value; authorized 9,000,000,000 shares; issued 4,104,933,895 shares)	4,105		4,105
Capital surplus	94,604		95,602
Retained earnings	104,223		88,315
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	4,102		944
Shares held in RSU Trust, at cost (479,126 and 852,906 shares)	(21)		(38)
Treasury stock, at cost (300,981,690 and 332,243,180 shares)	(12,002)		(13,155)
Total stockholders’ equity	204,069		183,573
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,359,141		2,265,792
Assets and liabilities related to VIEs that are consolidated by the Firm
Assets
Trading assets (included assets pledged of $108,784 and $89,856)	11,966		12,079
Loans (included $2,555 and $2,097 at fair value)	82,723		86,754
Other assets (included $16,458 and $16,499 at fair value and assets pledged of $1,127 and $1,316)	2,090		2,638
Total assets(a)	96,779		101,471
Liabilities
Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities (included $1,170 and $1,250 at fair value)	63,191		65,977
Other Liabilities	1,244		1,487
Total liabilities(a)	$ 64,435		$ 67,464

[1] The following table presents information on assets and liabilities related to VIEs that are consolidated by the Firm at December 31, 2012 and 2011. The difference between total VIE assets and liabilities represents the Firm’s interests in those entities, which were eliminated in consolidation.December 31, (in millions)2012 2011Assets Trading assets$11,966 $12,079Loans82,723 86,754All other assets2,090 2,638Total assets$96,779 $101,471Liabilities Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities$63,191 $65,977All other liabilities1,244 1,487Total liabilities$64,435 $67,464The assets of the consolidated VIEs are used to settle the liabilities of those entities. The holders of the beneficial interests do not have recourse to the general credit of JPMorgan Chase. At both December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Firm provided limited program-wide credit enhancement of $3.1 billion related to its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits, which are eliminated in consolidation. For further discussion, see Note 16 on pages 280–291 of this Annual Report.