Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities, Fair Value Option (Details) - Fair value option election [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Loans held for sale, carried at fair value	$ 6,125		$ 6,125		$ 15,895
Loans held for sale, Aggregate unpaid principal	6,612		6,612		15,750
Loans held for sale, Fair value carrying amount less aggregate unpaid principal	(487)		(487)		$ 145
Loans held for sale [Member]
Fair Value Disclosures, Textual [Abstract]
Fair value option, changes in fair value, gain (loss)	$ (146)	$ 495	$ (739)	$ 1,700

For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 30
-Subparagraph (a)
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Fair value portion of loans held-for-sale including, but not limited to, mortgage loans and finance receivables.

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This item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale, for which the fair value option has been elected.

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