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Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Allowance for loan losses
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	$ 50	$ 20
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	1,495	1,165
Loans by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			$ 9,761		$ 10,921
Formula-based			910,873		885,182
PCI			23,207		29,508
Total retained loans			943,841	$ 969,415	925,611
Lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			455		746
Formula-based			1,060,346		1,021,277
Total lending-related commitments			1,060,801	1,039,258	1,022,023
Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Allowance for loan losses
Net charge-offs	20	12
Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Loans measured at fair value of collateral less cost to sell			2,252		2,397
Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	13,445	13,604
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	1,642	1,640
Gross recoveries	(281)	(305)
Net charge-offs	1,361	1,335
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	1,492	1,127
Other	7	(1)
Ending balance	13,533	13,375
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			1,029		1,133
Formula-based			10,766		10,037
PCI			1,738		2,205
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	13,445	13,604	13,533	13,445	13,375
Allowance for lending-related commitments
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	1,055	1,068
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	3	38
Other	0	1
Ending balance	1,058	1,107
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Asset-specific			114		167
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Formula-based			944		940
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	1,055	1,068	1,058	1,055	1,107
Consumer, excluding credit card
Allowance for loan losses
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	50	20
Loans by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			6,758		7,953
Formula-based			329,750		335,785
PCI			23,207		29,505
Total retained loans			359,715	373,637	373,243
Lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			0		0
Formula-based			48,922		49,516
Total lending-related commitments			48,922		49,516
Consumer, excluding credit card \| Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Allowance for loan losses
Net charge-offs	11	12
Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Loans measured at fair value of collateral less cost to sell			2,104		2,135
Consumer, excluding credit card \| Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	4,146	4,579
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	246	284
Gross recoveries	(131)	(138)
Net charge-offs	115	146
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	114	146
Other	2	1
Ending balance	4,097	4,560
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			151		266
Formula-based			2,208		2,089
PCI			1,738		2,205
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	4,146	4,579	4,097	4,146	4,560
Consumer, excluding credit card \| Allowance for lending-related commitments
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	33	33
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	0	0
Other	0	0
Ending balance	33	33
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Asset-specific			0		0
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Formula-based			33		33
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	33	33	33	33	33
Credit card
Allowance for loan losses
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	0	0
Loans by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			1,365		1,241
Formula-based			149,150		139,107
PCI			0		0
Total retained loans			150,515		140,348
Lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			0		0
Formula-based			626,922		588,232
Total lending-related commitments			626,922		588,232
Credit card \| Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Allowance for loan losses
Net charge-offs	0	0
Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Loans measured at fair value of collateral less cost to sell			0		0
Credit card \| Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	5,184	4,884
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	1,344	1,291
Gross recoveries	(142)	(121)
Net charge-offs	1,202	1,170
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	1,202	1,170
Other	(1)	0
Ending balance	5,183	4,884
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			461		393
Formula-based			4,722		4,491
PCI			0		0
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	5,184	4,884	5,183	5,184	4,884
Credit card \| Allowance for lending-related commitments
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	0	0
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	0	0
Other	0	0
Ending balance	0	0
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Asset-specific			0		0
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Formula-based			0		0
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	0	0	0	0	0
Wholesale
Allowance for loan losses
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	0	0
Loans by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			1,638		1,727
Formula-based			431,973		410,290
PCI			0		3
Total retained loans			433,611	439,162	412,020
Lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			455		746
Formula-based			384,502		383,529
Total lending-related commitments			384,957		384,275
Wholesale \| Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Allowance for loan losses
Net charge-offs	9	0
Impaired collateral-dependent loans
Loans measured at fair value of collateral less cost to sell			148		262
Wholesale \| Allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	4,115	4,141
Gross charge-offs/Write-offs of PCI loans	52	65
Gross recoveries	(8)	(46)
Net charge-offs	44	19
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	176	(189)
Other	6	(2)
Ending balance	4,253	3,931
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Asset-specific			417		474
Formula-based			3,836		3,457
PCI			0		0
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	4,115	4,141	4,253	4,115	3,931
Wholesale \| Allowance for lending-related commitments
Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	1,022	1,035
Provision for loan losses/lending-related commitments	3	38
Other	0	1
Ending balance	1,025	1,074
Allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments by impairment methodology
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Asset-specific			114		167
Allowance for lending-related commitments by impairment methodology, Formula-based			911		907
Total allowance for loan losses/lending-related commitments	$ 1,022	$ 1,035	$ 1,025	$ 1,022	$ 1,074