Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-based Capital Ratios (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percent of increase in allowance for credit losses under FRBCECL transition relief	25.00%
Standardized
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	$ 96,254	$ 96,254	$ 98,707	$ 81,641
Tier 1 capital	106,766	106,766	109,214	92,730
Tier 2 capital	14,636	14,636	15,599	15,424
Total capital	121,402	121,402	124,813
RWAs	$ 676,863	$ 676,863	$ 688,566	554,162
CET1 capital ratio	0.142	0.142	0.143
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.158	0.158	0.159
Total capital ratio	0.179	0.179	0.181
Advanced
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	$ 96,254	$ 96,254	$ 98,707	81,641
Tier 1 capital	106,766	106,766	109,214	92,730
Tier 2 capital	12,051	12,051	12,555	13,279
Total capital	118,817	118,817	121,769
RWAs	$ 647,921	$ 647,921	$ 675,075	$ 609,750
CET1 capital ratio	0.149	0.149	0.146
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.165	0.165	0.162
Total capital ratio	0.183	0.183	0.180
GS Bank USA
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Percent of increase in allowance for credit losses under FRBCECL transition relief		25.00%
GS Bank USA \| Standardized
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	$ 42,535	$ 42,535	$ 45,578
Tier 1 capital	42,535	42,535	45,578
Tier 2 capital	6,430	6,430	7,728
Total capital	48,965	48,965	53,306
RWAs	$ 312,601	$ 312,601	$ 343,781
CET1 capital ratio	0.136	0.136	0.133
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.136	0.136	0.133
Total capital ratio	0.157	0.157	0.155
GS Bank USA \| Advanced
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	$ 42,535	$ 42,535	$ 45,578
Tier 1 capital	42,535	42,535	45,578
Tier 2 capital	4,646	4,646	5,312
Total capital	47,181	47,181	50,890
RWAs	$ 222,607	$ 222,607	$ 261,371
CET1 capital ratio	0.191	0.191	0.174
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.191	0.191	0.174
Total capital ratio	0.212	0.212	0.195

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