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Borrowed Funds (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Borrowed Funds (Details Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Borrowed Funds (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowed funds subject to put back at discretion of lender		$ 12,330,000,000		$ 29,080,000,000
Fixed interest rate borrowed funds		7,900,000,000
Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available for sale		9,064,379,000	1,992,002,000
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale		82,475,000
Fixed-rate, fixed-maturity borrowings used to fund extinguishment of debt	5,000,000,000
Weighted-average rate of fixed-rate, fixed-maturity borrowings		0.66%
Monthly maturities of fixed-rate, fixed-maturity borrowings		250,000,000
Pre-tax charge resulting from extinguishment of debt	1,170,000,000
Putable borrowings modified to fixed-maturity borrowings		4,000,000,000
Structured borrowings [Member]
Borrowed Funds (Textual) [Abstract]
Extinguishment of structured borrowings	12,500,000,000
Weighted Average Weight of Extinguished Structured Borrowings	3.56%
Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available for sale	8,580,000,000
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale	$ 80,000,000