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Weighted average period before the next renewal or extension for intangible assets with renewal or extension terms, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Business Acquisitions (Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 06, 2020	May 26, 2020
TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tangible assets acquired	$ 470
Intangible assets acquired	8,880
USAA-IMCO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired		$ 1,109
Client relationships [Member] \| TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired	$ 8,700
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets	20 years
Client relationships [Member] \| USAA-IMCO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired		$ 962
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets		18 years
Technology [Member] \| TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired	$ 165
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets	2 years
Trade name [Member] \| TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired	$ 15
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets	2 years
Brokerage referral agreement [Member] \| USAA-IMCO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired		$ 142
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets		20 years
Initial term		5 years
Renewal period		1 year
Royalty-free license [Member] \| USAA-IMCO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets acquired		$ 5
Weighted-average useful life of intangible assets		7 years
Real Property [Member] \| TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tangible assets acquired	$ 226
Weighted-average useful life of tangible assets	37 years
Personal Property [Member] \| TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tangible assets acquired	$ 162
Weighted-average useful life of tangible assets	2 years
Construction in progress [Member] \| TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tangible assets acquired	$ 49
Land [Member] \| TD Ameritrade Holding [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tangible assets acquired	$ 33