Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Available-for-sale, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses		$ 248,187	$ 260,060
Allowance for credit loss, available-for-sale debt securities		161	0
Allowance for credit loss, held-to-maturity debt securities		11	0
Held-to-maturity, at fair value		177,562	156,860
Equity securities, carried at fair value		28,176	41,936
Cash and due from banks		22,738	21,757
Interest-earning deposits with banks		128,071	119,493
Debt securities, net of allowance for credit losses		418,096
Loans	[1]	1,009,843	962,265
Derivative assets		25,023	14,203
Equity securities	[1]	54,047	68,241
Other assets		96,163	78,917
Assets	[2]	1,981,349	1,927,555
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings		92,289	104,512
Derivative liabilities		15,618	9,079
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		76,238	75,163
Long-term debt		237,342	228,191
Liabilities	[3]	$ 1,798,019	$ 1,739,571
Wells Fargo stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 1.666602371	$ 1.666602371
Common stock, shares issued		5,481,811,474	5,481,811,474
Common stock, shares authorized		9,000,000,000	9,000,000,000
Treasury stock, shares		1,385,401,170	1,347,385,537
Fair value option election [Member]
Assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, carried at fair value		$ 16,665	$ 16,606
Loans held for sale, carried at fair value		1,673	972
Loans, carried at fair value		160	171
Carrying amount [Member]
Assets
Cash and due from banks		22,738	21,757
Interest-earning deposits with banks		128,071	119,493
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings		92,289	104,512
Long-term debt		237,311	228,159
VIEs that we consolidate [Member]
Assets
Assets		14,208	14,505
VIEs that we consolidate [Member] | Carrying amount [Member]
Assets
Cash and due from banks		19	16
Interest-earning deposits with banks		0	284
Debt securities, net of allowance for credit losses		616	540
Loans		13,102	13,170
Derivative assets		6	1
Equity securities		95	118
Other assets		258	239
Assets		14,096	14,368
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings		500	401
Derivative liabilities		8	3
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		231	235
Long-term debt		235	587
Liabilities		974	1,226
VIEs that we consolidate [Member] | Carrying amount [Member] | Nonrecourse [Member]
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings		300	401
Derivative liabilities		8	3
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		230	235
Long-term debt		235	587
Liabilities		$ 773	$ 1,200

[1] (2) Parenthetical amounts represent assets and liabilities that we are required to carry at fair value or have elected the fair value option.

[2] (3) Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash and due from banks, $19 million and $16 million; Interest-earning deposits with banks, $0 million and $284 million; Debt securities, $616 million and $540 million; Net loans, $13.1 billion and $13.2 billion; Derivative assets, $6 million and $1 million; Equity securities, $95 million and $118 million; Other assets, $258 million and $239 million; and Total assets, $14.1 billion and $14.4 billion, respectively.

[3] (4) Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Wells Fargo: Short-term borrowings, $300 million and $401 million; Derivative liabilities, $8 million and $3 million; Accrued expenses and other liabilities, $230 million and $235 million; Long-term debt, $235 million and $587 million; and Total liabilities, $773 million and $1.2 billion, respectively.