Securities Financing Agreements, Short-term Borrowings, Collateral and Restricted Cash - Remaining Contractual Maturity (Details)

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Securities Financing Agreements, Short-term Borrowings, Collateral and Restricted Cash - Remaining Contractual Maturity (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) agreement	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) agreement
Remaining Contractual Maturity
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$ 781,938	$ 834,181
Securities loaned	133,895	129,743
Other	7,878	5,290
Total	$ 923,711	$ 969,214
Number of contractual agreements \| agreement	0	0
Maximum agreement maturity period (less than)	4 years	4 years
Overnight and Continuous
Remaining Contractual Maturity
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$ 354,023	$ 349,168
Securities loaned	123,319	118,550
Other	7,878	5,290
Total	485,220	473,008
30 Days or Less
Remaining Contractual Maturity
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	267,394	314,290
Securities loaned	337	5
Other	0	0
Total	267,731	314,295
After 30 Days Through 90 Days
Remaining Contractual Maturity
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	77,134	96,642
Securities loaned	523	1,019
Other	0	0
Total	77,657	97,661
Greater than 90 Days
Remaining Contractual Maturity
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	83,387	74,081
Securities loaned	9,716	10,169
Other	0	0
Total	$ 93,103	$ 84,250

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Securities Loaned, Other Assets, Gross Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement

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Amount, before effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a financial asset repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same financial asset at a date certain for a specified price. Includes repurchase-to-maturity transactions and liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Securities Financing Agreements, Short-term Borrowings, Collateral and Restricted Cash - Remaining Contractual Maturity (Details)