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Amount of credit risk valuation adjustment to derivative liabilities to properly reflect the credit quality of the entity, and amount of funding valuation adjustment to properly reflect the funding cost or benefit that a relevant market participant would consider in the transfer of an OTC derivative or structured note.

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Amount of gain (loss) resulting from the difference between the acquisition price and the selling price or fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities, conducted separately from customer trading activities. Includes, but is not limited to, changes in fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities.

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Fair Value Measurement - Credit Adjustments Reflected on Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading gain (loss)	$ 9,024us-gaap_TradingGainsLosses	$ 9,339us-gaap_TradingGainsLosses	$ 4,765us-gaap_TradingGainsLosses
Credit adjustments [Abstract]
Derivative receivables balance	78,975us-gaap_DerivativeAssets	65,759us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
Derivative payables	71,116us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities	57,314us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
Derivative CVA	(2,674)	(2,352)
Derivative Credit Risk and Funding Valuation Adjustments	(380)	(322)
Structured Notes Balance Net Of DVA and FVA	53,772	48,808
Derivative Credit Risk Valuation Adjustment, Derivative Liabilities	714	715
Plain Vanilla Financial Instruments
Credit adjustments [Abstract]
Structured Notes Balance Net Of DVA	943	1,100
Derivative or Structured Note Funding Valuation Adjustment
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading gain (loss)		(1,500)		(1,500)
Structured Finance
Credit adjustments [Abstract]
Derivative Credit Risk and Funding Valuation Adjustments	1,152	952
Derivative Credit Risk Valuation Adjustment, Derivative Liabilities	$ 1,400	$ 1,400