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Payables to Brokerage Clients	12 Months Ended
Payables to Brokerage Clients	Dec. 31, 2015
Payables to Brokerage Clients [Abstract]
Payables to Brokerage Clients	13.Payables to Brokerage Clients The principal source of funding for Schwab’s margin lending is cash balances in brokerage client accounts, which are included in payables to brokerage clients. Cash balances in interest-bearing brokerage client accounts were $26.6 billion and $27.6 billion at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The average rate paid on cash balances in interest-bearing brokerage client accounts was 0.01% in 2015 and 2014.