Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and due from banks ($13 and $45 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company)	$ 19,244	$ 21,381
Interest bearing deposits with banks	34,274	25,603
Cash deposited with clearing organizations or segregated under federal and other regulations or requirements ($165 and $149 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company)	35,552	40,607
Trading assets, at fair value ($129,632 and $127,342 were pledged to various parties at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) ($834 and $966 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company)	237,811	256,801
Investment securities (includes $61,159 and $69,216 at fair value at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	64,689	69,316
Securities received as collateral, at fair value	9,456	21,316
Securities purchased under agreements to resell (includes $809 and $1,113 at fair value at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	127,206	83,288
Securities borrowed	148,245	136,708
Customer and other receivables	50,070	48,961
Loans
Held for investment (net of allowances of $173 and $149 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	69,010	57,119
Held for sale	9,199	9,458
Other investments ($364 and $467 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company)	4,282	4,355
Premises, equipment and software costs (net of accumulated depreciation of $6,906 and $6,219 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) ($187 and $191 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company)	6,259	6,108
Goodwill	6,587	6,588
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $2,050 and $1,824 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) (includes $5 and $6 at fair value at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	3,069	3,159
Other assets ($57 and $59 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company)	9,160	10,742
Total assets	834,113	801,510
Liabilities
Deposits	147,226	133,544
Short-term borrowings (includes $1,768 and $1,765 at fair value at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	1,982	2,261
Trading liabilities, at fair value	125,525	107,381
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value	20,328	25,685
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (includes $597 and $612 at fair value at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	58,570	69,949
Securities loaned	20,644	25,219
Other secured financings (includes $3,450 and $4,504 at fair value at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) ($456 and $348 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally non-recourse to the Company)	10,171	12,085
Customer and other payables	193,775	181,069
Other liabilities and accrued expenses ($3 and $72 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally non-recourse to the Company)	19,129	19,441
Long-term borrowings (includes $31,387 and $31,774 at fair value at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	160,343	152,772
Total liabilities	$ 757,693	$ 729,406
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Morgan Stanley shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock	$ 7,520	$ 6,020
Common stock, $0.01 par value: Shares authorized: 3,500,000,000 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; Shares issued: 2,038,893,979 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; Shares outstanding: 1,938,069,312 and 1,950,980,142 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	20	20
Additional Paid-in capital	23,876	24,249
Retained earnings	48,746	44,625
Employee stock trusts	2,399	2,127
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,419)	(1,248)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, $0.01 par value: Shares outstanding: 100,824,667 and 87,913,837 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	(3,456)	(2,766)
Common stock issued to employee trusts	(2,399)	(2,127)
Total Morgan Stanley shareholders' equity	75,287	70,900
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	1,133	1,204
Total equity	76,420	72,104
Total liabilities and equity	$ 834,113	$ 801,510