Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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%	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	$ 134,590	$ 118,900
Minimum equity capital that is required to be maintained in regulated subsidiaries	$ 82,520	$ 77,220
GS Bank USA
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital ratio	7.00%	7.00%
Capital conservation buffer	2.50%	2.50%
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	6.30%	6.40%
CET1 capital ratio	13.30%	13.40%
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.148	0.149
Total capital ratio	0.168	0.169
Change in Credit RWAs	$ (30,209)
Change in Market RWAs	6,765
Change in Operational RWAs	$ 0
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	$ 22,814
Change in Market RWAs	6,765
Change in Operational RWAs	$ 1,950
Capital conservation buffer	2.50%	2.50%