Parent Company - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$ 20,490		$ 27,831		$ 39,771	$ 53,723
Trading assets		343,839		398,988
Available-for-sale securities		241,754		298,752
Loans		837,299		757,336
Other assets		105,572		102,098
Total assets		2,351,698	[1]	2,572,274	[1]	2,414,879
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Total liabilities	[1]	2,104,125		2,340,547
Total stockholders’ equity		247,573		231,727
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		2,351,698		2,572,274
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Assets
Cash and due from banks		74		211		$ 264	$ 216
Deposits with banking subsidiaries		65,799		95,884
Trading assets		13,830		18,222
Available-for-sale securities		3,154		3,321
Loans		1,887		2,260
Other assets		18,088		18,200
Total assets		453,778		481,439
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Borrowings from, and payables to, subsidiaries and affiliates		11,310		17,381
Other borrowed funds, primarily commercial paper		3,722		49,586
Other liabilities		11,940		11,918
Long-term debt		179,233		170,827
Total liabilities		206,205		249,712
Total stockholders’ equity		247,573		231,727
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		453,778		481,439
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Bank and bank holding company
Assets
Advances to, and receivables from, subsidiaries		32,454		33,810
Investments (at equity) in subsidiaries and affiliates		225,613		215,732
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Nonbank
Assets
Advances to, and receivables from, subsidiaries		58,674		52,626
Investments (at equity) in subsidiaries and affiliates		$ 34,205		$ 41,173

[1] The following table presents information on assets and liabilities related to VIEs that are consolidated by the Firm at December 31, 2015 and 2014. The difference between total VIE assets and liabilities represents the Firm’s interests in those entities, which were eliminated in consolidation.December 31, (in millions)2015 2014Assets Trading assets$3,736 $9,090Loans75,104 68,880All other assets2,765 1,815Total assets$81,605 $79,785Liabilities Beneficial interests issued by consolidated variable interest entities$41,879 $52,320All other liabilities809 949Total liabilities$42,688 $53,269The assets of the consolidated VIEs are used to settle the liabilities of those entities. The holders of the beneficial interests do not have recourse to the general credit of JPMorgan Chase. At both December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Firm provided limited program-wide credit enhancement of $2.0 billion, related to its Firm-administered multi-seller conduits, which are eliminated in consolidation. For further discussion, see Note 16.