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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Retained Earnings Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Treasury Stock
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Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  | 4,975,000 | 685,057,944 |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021 |  | $ 61,029 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 7 | $ 34,112 | $ 51,006 |  |  | $ 374 | $ (24,470)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss) |  | (2,930) |  |  |  |  |  | 7,360 |  |  | (10,290) |
Dividends—common stock (in shares) | [1] |  |  |  |  | 33,511 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends—common stock | [1] | (950) |  |  |  | $ 0 | 4 | (954) |  |  |  |
Dividends—preferred stock |  | (228) |  |  |  |  |  | (228) |  |  |  |
Purchases of treasury stock |  | (4,948) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,948)
Issuances of common stock and restricted stock, net of forfeitures (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 4,909,173 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuances of common stock and restricted stock, net of forfeitures |  | 276 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 276 |  |  |  |  |
Exercises of stock options (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 333,794 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercises of stock options |  | 19 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 19 |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expense for restricted stock units |  | 314 |  |  |  |  | 314 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  | 4,975,000 | 690,334,422 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022 |  | 52,582 | $ 37 | [2],[3] | $ 0 | $ 7 | 34,725 | 57,184 | $ 37 | [2],[3] | (9,916) | (29,418)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss) |  | 6,535 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,887 |  |  | 1,648 |
Dividends—common stock (in shares) | [1] |  |  |  |  | 39,420 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends—common stock | [1] | (931) |  |  |  | $ 0 | 4 | (935) |  |  |  |
Dividends—preferred stock |  | (228) |  |  |  |  |  | (228) |  |  |  |
Purchases of treasury stock |  | (718) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (718)
Issuances of common stock and restricted stock, net of forfeitures (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 5,731,927 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuances of common stock and restricted stock, net of forfeitures |  | 299 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 299 |  |  |  |  |
Exercises of stock options (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 136,899 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercises of stock options |  | 10 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 10 |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expense for restricted stock units |  | 503 |  |  |  |  | 503 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  | 4,975,000 | 696,242,668 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023 |  | 58,089 | $ (25) | [4] | $ 0 | $ 7 | 35,541 | 60,945 | $ (25) | [4] | (8,268) | (30,136)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive income (loss) |  | 3,732 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,750 |  |  | (1,018) |
Dividends—common stock (in shares) | [1] |  |  |  |  | 38,319 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends—common stock | [1] | (932) |  |  |  | $ 0 | 5 | (937) |  |  |  |
Dividends—preferred stock |  | (228) |  |  |  |  |  | (228) |  |  |  |
Purchases of treasury stock |  | (734) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (734)
Issuances of common stock and restricted stock, net of forfeitures (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 5,767,946 |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuances of common stock and restricted stock, net of forfeitures |  | 323 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 323 |  |  |  |  |
Exercises of stock options (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 175,741 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercises of stock options |  | 4 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expense for restricted stock units |  | 555 |  |  |  |  | 555 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024 |  |  |  |  | 4,975,000 | 702,224,674 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2024 |  | $ 60,784 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 7 | $ 36,428 | $ 64,505 |  |  | $ (9,286) | $ (30,870)
[1] | We declared dividends per share on our common stock of $0.60 in each quarter of 2024, 2023 and 2022.
[2] | Impact from the adoption of ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”) and Vintage Disclosures as of January 1, 2023.
[3] | We have equity method investments in certain non-public entities which adopted ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842) as of January 1, 2023. The impact to retained earnings was recorded in the second quarter of 2023, on a one quarter lag consistent with our standard operating procedures for equity method investments.
[4] | Impact from the adoption of ASU 2023-02, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method as of January 1, 2024.

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