Parent-Only Financial Statements, Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Investment securities	$ 248,251		$ 252,007
Total assets	1,636,855	[1],[2]	1,523,502	[1],[2]
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings	62,927		53,883
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	75,727	[1]	66,436	[1]
Long-term debt	184,586		152,998
Total liabilities	1,453,865	[1],[3]	1,352,494	[1],[3]
Stockholders' equity	182,481		170,142
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,636,855	[1]	$ 1,523,502	[1]

[1] Financial information for certain periods prior to 2014 was revised to reflect our determination that certain factoring arrangements did not qualify as loans. See Note 1 for more information.

[2] Our consolidated assets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, include the following assets of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs: Cash and due from banks, $113 million and $165 million; Trading assets, $24 million and $162 million; Investment Securities, $989 million and $1.4 billion; Mortgages held for sale, $0 million and $38 million; Net loans, $5.3 billion and $6.0 billion; Other assets, $293 million and $347 million, and Total assets, $6.7 billion and $8.1 billion, respectively.

[3] Our consolidated liabilities at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, include the following VIE liabilities for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to Wells Fargo: Short-term borrowings, $0 million and $29 million; Accrued expenses and other liabilities, $46 million and $90 million; Long-term debt, $2.0 billion and $2.3 billion; and Total liabilities, $2.0 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively.