Noninterest Revenue - Principal Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Non interest Revenue [Line Items]
Trading revenue	$ 10,057	$ 9,024	$ 9,339
Private equity gains	351	1,507	802
Principal transactions	10,408	10,531	10,141
Interest rate
Schedule of Non interest Revenue [Line Items]
Trading revenue	1,933	1,362	284
Credit
Schedule of Non interest Revenue [Line Items]
Trading revenue	1,735	1,880	2,654
Foreign exchange
Schedule of Non interest Revenue [Line Items]
Trading revenue	2,557	1,556	1,801
Equity
Schedule of Non interest Revenue [Line Items]
Trading revenue	2,990	2,563	2,517
Commodity
Schedule of Non interest Revenue [Line Items]
Trading revenue	$ 842	$ 1,663	$ 2,083

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss), from the firm's direct investment activity, conducted separately from customer trading activities, and includes, but is not limited to, investments in private equity, alternative investment products, real estate, and exchanges and memberships.

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