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Shareholders' Equity - Schedule of Dividends Declared (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 15, 2020	Dec. 15, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2016	May 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred stock cash dividend	$ 38	$ 32	$ 44	$ 55	$ 50	$ 55	$ 114	$ 160
Cash dividends declared (in USD per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 0.47	$ 0.47	$ 1.56	$ 1.46
Common stock dividends	$ 184	$ 183	$ 183	$ 189	$ 175	$ 177	$ 550	$ 541
Series C Preferred Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0			$ 1,313			$ 1,313	$ 3,939
Preferred stock cash dividend	$ 0			$ 6			$ 6	$ 19
Preferred stock, redemption amount									$ 500
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)									$ 100,000
Series C Preferred Stock, Depository Share
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0			$ 0.33			$ 0.33	$ 0.99
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)									25.00
Series D Preferred Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 1,475			$ 1,475			$ 4,425	$ 4,425
Preferred stock cash dividend	$ 11			$ 11			$ 33	$ 33
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)														$ 100,000
Series D Preferred Stock, Depository Share
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0.37			$ 0.37			$ 1.11	$ 1.11
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)														$ 25
Series E Preferred Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0			$ 1,500			$ 0	$ 4,500
Preferred stock cash dividend	$ 0			$ 11			$ 0	$ 33
Preferred stock, redemption amount										$ 750
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)										$ 100,000
Series E Preferred Stock, Depository Share
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0			$ 0.38			$ 0	$ 1.14
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)									$ 25.00
Series F Preferred Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 2,625			$ 2,625			$ 5,250	$ 5,250
Preferred stock cash dividend	$ 20			$ 20			$ 40	$ 40
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)													$ 100,000
Series F Preferred Stock, Depository Share
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 26.25			$ 26.25			$ 52.50	$ 52.50
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)													$ 1,000
Series G Preferred Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 1,338			$ 1,338			$ 4,014	$ 4,014
Preferred stock cash dividend	$ 7			$ 7			$ 21	$ 21
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)												$ 100,000
Series G Preferred Stock, Depository Share
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0.33			$ 0.33			$ 0.99	$ 0.99
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)												$ 25
Series H Preferred Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0			$ 0			$ 2,813	$ 2,813,000,000
Preferred stock cash dividend	$ 0			$ 0			$ 14	$ 14
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)											$ 100,000
Series H Preferred Stock, Depository Share
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Preferred dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 0			$ 0			$ 28.13	$ 28,130,000
Liquidation preference per share (USD per share)											$ 1,000