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Taxes on Income (Temporary Differences That Created Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:    
Employee compensation, severance, and benefits $ 213us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsSeverancePayments $ 190us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsSeverancePayments
Facilities lease commitments 30schw_DeferredTaxAssetsLeasingArrangements 33schw_DeferredTaxAssetsLeasingArrangements
Reserves and allowances 25us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances 30us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances
State and local taxes 12us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal 12us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal
Net operating loss carryforwards 6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 6us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Total deferred tax assets 286us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 271us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance (4)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (4)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax assets - net of valuation allowance 282us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 267us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Depreciation and amortization (125)schw_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDepreciationAndAmortization (142)schw_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDepreciationAndAmortization
Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale (98)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments (5)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments
Capitalized internal-use software development costs (76)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedSoftware (62)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedSoftware
Deferred cancellation of debt income (9)schw_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCancellationOfDebtIncome (11)schw_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCancellationOfDebtIncome
Deferred loan costs (7)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredFinancingCosts (10)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredFinancingCosts
Deferred Senior Note exchange (6)schw_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesSeniorNoteExchange (7)schw_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesSeniorNoteExchange
Other   (2)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseOtherCapitalizedCosts
Total deferred tax liabilities (321)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (239)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax (liability) asset – net $ (39)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet [1] $ 28us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet [1]
[1] Amounts are included in other assets and in accrued expenses and other liabilities at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.