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Dividends declared and payable by the Joint Venture under Equity Method Investments method.

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Equity Method Investments (Narratives) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity Method Investments
Income (loss) from equity method investments	$ 35	$ 32			$ 118	$ 108
MUMSS
Equity Method Investments
Income (loss) from equity method investments	$ 54	$ 55			$ 194	$ 146
Dividends declared and paid by Joint Venture			$ 291	$ 594
Dividends received from equity method investment			$ 116	$ 238
Voting interest in joint venture	40.00%				40.00%
MUMSS \| MUFG
Equity Method Investments
Voting interest held by noncontrolling interest	60.00%				60.00%