Provision for credit losses (Details) - CHF (SFr) SFr in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Provision for credit losses
Loans held at amortized cost	SFr 895	SFr 190	SFr (23)
Other financial assets held at amortized cost	127	(135)	4,295
Off-balance sheet credit exposures	6	(40)	(63)
Provision for credit losses	SFr 1,028	15	4,209
Archegos Capital Management [Member]
Provision for credit losses
Other financial assets held at amortized cost		SFr (155)	SFr 4,307

Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 230
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-28

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11B
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 310
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481962/310-10-50-11B

Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 220
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.11)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483589/942-220-S99-1

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