Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Subsequent Event	26. Subsequent Event On January 26, 2012, the Company issued and sold 400,000 shares of fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series A, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (Series A Preferred Stock). The Series A Preferred Stock has a fixed dividend rate of 7% until 2022 and a floating rate thereafter. Net proceeds received from the sale were $394 million and are being used for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, to support the Company’s balance sheet growth and the potential migration of certain client cash balances to deposit accounts at Schwab Bank. Under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock issued in January 2012, the Company’s ability to pay dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or to repurchase, redeem or acquire its common stock is subject to restrictions in the event that the Company does not declare and either pay or set aside a sum sufficient for payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for the immediately preceding dividend period.

Subsequent Event

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

26. Subsequent Event

On January 26, 2012, the Company issued and sold 400,000 shares of fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series A, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (Series A Preferred Stock). The Series A Preferred Stock has a fixed dividend rate of 7% until 2022 and a floating rate thereafter. Net proceeds received from the sale were $394 million and are being used for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, to support the Company’s balance sheet growth and the potential migration of certain client cash balances to deposit accounts at Schwab Bank.

Under the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock issued in January 2012, the Company’s ability to pay dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or to repurchase, redeem or acquire its common stock is subject to restrictions in the event that the Company does not declare and either pay or set aside a sum sufficient for payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for the immediately preceding dividend period.