Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 01, 2022
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Confidence level for risk management VaR	95.00%	95.00%
Confidence level for regulatory VaR	99.00%
Time horizon for regulatory VaR (in days)	10 days	10 days
Time horizon for risk management VaR (in days)	1 day	1 day
Equity investment in subsidiaries	$ 131,990	$ 118,900
Minimum equity capital that is required to be maintained in regulated subsidiaries	$ 84,630	77,220
GS Bank USA
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital ratio	7.00%
Capital conservation buffer	2.50%
Amount deposited by GS Bank USA held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York	$ 161,280	122,010
GSIB | UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Amount deposited by GSIB held at the Bank Of England related to minimum reserve requirements	146	172
Amount deposited by GSIB held at the Bank Of England	710	2,200
GSBE | German Statutory Deposit Protection Scheme And A Voluntary Scheme
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Amount deposited by GSBE held at Central Bank Related to minimum reserve requirements	150	189
Amount deposited by GSBE held at Central Banks	$ 21,560	$ 20,360
Maximum
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Confidence level for regulatory VaR	99.00%	99.00%
Standardized
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Standardized risk based ratios stress capital buffer	6.40%
CET1 capital ratio	13.40%	13.40%
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.149	0.149
Total capital ratio	0.169	0.169
Change in Credit RWAs	$ 1,714	$ 114,916
Change in Market RWAs	9,989	7,785
Change in Operational RWAs	$ 0	$ 0
Standardized | Forecast
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Standardized risk based ratios stress capital buffer			6.30%
Advanced
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital ratio	9.50%	9.50%
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.110	0.110
Total capital ratio	0.130	0.130
Change in Credit RWAs	$ 15,453	$ 25,786
Change in Market RWAs	9,989	7,785
Change in Operational RWAs	$ 1,712	$ 4,600
Capital conservation buffer	2.50%