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Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities (Trading Gains from Market Making Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Equities	$ 42	$ 155	$ 254
Fixed Income			1
Foreign exchange	(2)	8	14
Total trading gains, net	$ 40	$ 163	$ 269

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Trading Gains from Equities

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Trading Gains from Fixed Income

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Trading Gains Foreign Exchange

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Amount of gain (loss) resulting from the difference between the acquisition price and the selling price or fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities, conducted separately from customer trading activities. Includes, but is not limited to, changes in fair value of trading assets and trading liabilities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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