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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) investment	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) investment	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Secured Debt [Member]
Variable Interest Entity
Principal amount						$ 79
LLCs designed for the purpose of purchasing pools of residual interests in leases
Variable Interest Entity
Number of co-investments \| investment	3		3
Ownership percentage (more than)	50.00%		50.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Loans provided to VIEs
Variable Interest Entity
Unfunded commitment amounts			$ 2,500		$ 2,100
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| CDC investments
Variable Interest Entity
CDC investments	$ 2,000		2,000		1,600
Unfunded commitments in qualifying LIHTC investments	751		$ 751		684
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| CDC investments \| Minimum
Variable Interest Entity
Unfunded commitments, year expected to be funded			2024
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| CDC investments \| Maximum
Variable Interest Entity
Unfunded commitments, year expected to be funded			2040
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Private equity investments
Variable Interest Entity
Unfunded commitment amounts			$ 216		$ 170
Capital contribution to private equity investments	$ 13	$ 15	$ 38	$ 36
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Secured Debt [Member]
Variable Interest Entity
Principal amount						1,580
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Automobile loan
Variable Interest Entity
Indirect secured consumer loans						$ 1,740