Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets [Abstract]
Available-for-sale, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses		$ 173,118	$ 175,463
Held-to-maturity, at fair value		264,641	272,386
Equity securities, carried at fair value		36,362	39,098
Loans		911,807	895,394
Assets	[1]	1,939,709	1,948,068
Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, carried at fair value		26,145	20,685
Long-term debt		153,337	160,689
Total liabilities	[2]	$ 1,758,020	$ 1,757,958
Wells Fargo stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 1.6666	$ 1.6666
Common stock, shares authorized		9,000,000,000	9,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued		5,481,811,474	5,481,811,474
Treasury stock, shares		1,691,916,667	1,596,009,977
Residential mortgage servicing rights [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Mortgage servicing rights, carried at fair value		$ 8,511	$ 6,920
Fair value option election [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Loans held for sale, carried at fair value		13,155	15,895
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings, carried at fair value		168	0
Long-term debt, carried at fair value		69	0
Carrying value [Member]
Liabilities
Long-term debt		153,243	160,660
VIEs that we consolidate [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Assets		7,497	7,529
VIEs that we consolidate [Member] | Carrying value [Member]
Assets [Abstract]
Debt securities		71	71
Loans		4,870	4,476
All other assets		229	234
Assets		5,170	4,781
Liabilities
Long-term debt		133	149
All other liabilities		265	259
VIEs that we consolidate [Member] | Carrying value [Member] | Nonrecourse [Member]
Liabilities
Long-term debt		133	149
All other liabilities		265	259
Total liabilities		$ 398	$ 408

[1] Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, included the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Debt securities, $71 million and $71 million; Loans, $4.9 billion and $4.5 billion; All other assets, $229 million and $234 million; and Total assets, $5.2 billion and $4.8 billion, respectively.

[2] Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Wells Fargo: Long-term debt, $133 million and $149 million ; All other liabilities, $265 million and $259 million; and Total liabilities, $398 million and $408 million, respectively.