Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Transfers of financial instruments owned from level 1 to level 3	$ 1
Securities Purchased Under Agreement to Resell Segregated for Regulatory Purposes	$ 1,400	$ 600

The carrying value of funds, segregated for regulatory purposes and for the exclusive benefit of customers, outstanding loaned in the form of security resale agreements if the agreement requires the purchaser to resell the identical security purchased or a security that meets the definition of "substantially the same" in the case of a dollar roll. Also includes purchases of participations in pools of securities that are subject to a resale agreement.

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