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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance $ 2,025us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet $ 2,360us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Amortization (50)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets (54)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Foreign currency translation and other, net (83)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments
Ending balance 1,892us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 2,306us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Investment Servicing    
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance 1,998us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
2,321us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
Amortization (48)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
(52)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
Foreign currency translation and other, net (81)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
Ending balance 1,869us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
2,269us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentServicingMember
Investment Management    
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance 27us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember
39us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember
Amortization (2)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember
(2)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember
Foreign currency translation and other, net (2)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember
0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember
Ending balance $ 23us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember
$ 37us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= stt_InvestmentManagementMember