Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-Based Capital Ratios (Detail) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	$ 101,650	$ 99,442
Tier 1 capital	112,462	110,288
Percent of increase in allowance for credit losses under FRBCECL transition relief			25.00%
Advanced
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
RWAs	639,811	665,348
Standardized
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
RWAs	695,174	692,737
Standardized
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	101,650	99,442
Tier 1 capital	112,462	110,288
Tier 2 capital	14,829	14,874
Total capital	127,291	125,162
Advanced
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	101,650	99,442
Tier 1 capital	112,462	110,288
Tier 2 capital	10,847	10,684
Total capital	123,309	120,972
Group Inc. \| Advanced
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
RWAs	639,811	665,348
Group Inc. \| Standardized
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
RWAs	695,174	692,737
Group Inc. \| Standardized
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	101,650	99,442
Tier 1 capital	112,462	110,288
Tier 2 capital	14,829	14,874
Total capital	$ 127,291	$ 125,162
CET1 capital ratio	0.146	0.144
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.162	0.159
Total capital ratio	0.183	0.181
Group Inc. \| Advanced
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
CET1 capital	$ 101,650	$ 99,442
Tier 1 capital	112,462	110,288
Tier 2 capital	10,847	10,684
Total capital	$ 123,309	$ 120,972
CET1 capital ratio	0.159	0.149
Tier 1 capital ratio	0.176	0.166
Total capital ratio	0.193	0.182

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