The carrying amount of assets an investment adviser manages on behalf of investors.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The total amount of noninterest income which may be derived from: (1) fees and commissions; (2) premiums earned; (3) insurance policy charges; (4) the sale or disposal of assets; and (5) other sources not otherwise specified.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 280
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-Section 50
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Fee-Based Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment reporting, number of segments \| segment			3
Noninterest income	$ 2,086	$ 1,549	$ 3,958	$ 3,374
Asset Management Fees
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noninterest income	239		465
Brokerage fees
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noninterest income	2		2
BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Brokerage account client assets	$ 5,400		5,400
BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc. \| Brokerage fees
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noninterest income			$ 2