Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees - Guarantees (Details) - Derivative notional amount $ in Millions	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)
Derivative contracts – non-credit related
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
2022	$ 13,370.4
2023	8,083.3
2024 and 2025	6,874.9
2026 and 2027	1,621.7
2028 and Later	0.0
Notional/ Maximum Payout	29,950.3
Written derivative contracts – credit related
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
2022	0.0
2023	0.0
2024 and 2025	0.2
2026 and 2027	0.0
2028 and Later	0.0
Notional/ Maximum Payout	0.2
Total derivative contracts
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
2022	13,370.4
2023	8,083.3
2024 and 2025	6,875.1
2026 and 2027	1,621.7
2028 and Later	0.0
Notional/ Maximum Payout	$ 29,950.5

Guarantees Expected To Be Due After Five Years

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Guarantees expected to be due within 4 to 5 fiscal years. These may include, derivative guarantees, etc.

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Guarantees Expected To Be Due In Two And Three Years

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Guarantees Expected To Be Due In Year One

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Guarantees with a remaining term that matures during the fiscal year. These may include derivative guarantees, etc.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121555522&loc=d3e12069-110248

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