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Securitization Transactions - Collateralized Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | $ 1,353 | $ 1,238
Mercado Crédito I Brasil Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizados |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 209 |
Mercado Crédito Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizado |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 1 |
Olimpia Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 105 |
Mercado Crédito II Brasil Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Nao Padronizados |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 130 |
Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 205 |
Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 102 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 1 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 2 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 2 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XIV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 4 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 7 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 12 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XVII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 13 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 16 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XIX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 18 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 22 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XXI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 21 |
Mercado Crédito Consumo XXII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 20 |
Mercado Crédito XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 2 |
Mercado Crédito XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 5 |
Mercado Crédito XVII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 7 |
Mercado Crédito XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 13 |
Fideicomiso de administración y fuente de pago CIB/3756 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | 175 |
Fideicomiso de administración y fuente de pago CIB/3369 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateralized debt | $ 261 |
CDI | Mercado Crédito I Brasil Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizados |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.50% |
CDI | Mercado Crédito Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Não Padronizado |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 3.50% |
CDI | Olimpia Fundo de Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |
CDI | Mercado Crédito II Brasil Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios Nao Padronizados |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.90% |
CDI | Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.60% |
CDI | Seller Fundo De Investimento Em Direitos Creditórios |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.80% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XXI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito Consumo XXII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito XVII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Mercado Crédito XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 60.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 60.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 60.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 60.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 60.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XXI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 80.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XXII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 80.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 30.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito XVII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Minimum | Mercado Crédito XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 35.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 63.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 70.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 74.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 80.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 92.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 92.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |
Effective interest rate | 92.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 92.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XIX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 92.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XX |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 92.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XXI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 120.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito Consumo XXII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 120.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito XV |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 56.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito XVI |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 80.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito XVII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 88.00% |
BADLAR Rate | Maximum | Mercado Crédito XVIII |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 92.00% |
Diario Oficial | Fideicomiso de administración y fuente de pago CIB/3756 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 1.90% |
Diario Oficial | Fideicomiso de administración y fuente de pago CIB/3369 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Effective interest rate | 3.00% |

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