Financing Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the beginning of the period			$ 64	$ 71
Charge-offs			(8)	(8)
Provisions			6	6
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the end of the period	62	69	62	69
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	13	10	13	10
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	49	59	49	59
Financing receivables ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	90		90		88
Financing receivables ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,059		4,059		3,904
Financing receivables	4,149		4,149		3,992
Financing receivables ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment with no related allowance for loan losses	16		16		19
Commercial Mortgage Loans, Net
Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the beginning of the period			38	32
Charge-offs			(2)	(1)
Provisions				8
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the end of the period	36	39	36	39
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	10	7	10	7
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	26	32	26	32
Financing receivables ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	76		76		75
Financing receivables ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,484		2,484		2,540
Financing receivables	2,560		2,560		2,615
Syndicated loans
Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the beginning of the period			10	26
Charge-offs				(2)
Provisions			(1)	(10)
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the end of the period	9	14	9	14
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	1	1	1	1
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	8	13	8	13
Financing receivables ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	2		2		1
Financing receivables ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	332		332		310
Financing receivables	334		334		311
Loans purchased	40	6	103	6
Loans sold	1	18	2	22
Consumer Bank Loans
Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the beginning of the period			16	13
Charge-offs			(6)	(5)
Provisions			7	8
Allowance for loan losses, balance at the end of the period	17	16	17	16
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	2	2	2	2
Allowance for loan losses ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	15	14	15	14
Financing receivables ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	12		12		12
Financing receivables ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	1,243		1,243		1,054
Financing receivables	1,255		1,255		1,066
Loans purchased	108	92	221	149
Loans sold	46	82	140	185
Percentage of residential mortgage loans and credit cards and other consumer loans with FICO scores below 640 (as a percent)	5.00%		5.00%		7.00%
Percentage of residential mortgage loans with Loan-To-Value ratios greater than 90% (as a percent)	2.00%		2.00%		3.00%
Percentage of total loan portfolio represented by state of California (as a percent)	37.00%		37.00%		33.00%
Nonperforming loans
Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses
Financing receivables ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	90		90
Financing receivables ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	4,059		4,059
Financing receivables	4,149		4,149
Financing receivables 90 days or more past due	8		8		15
Nonperforming syndicated loans
Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses
Nonperforming loans	$ 2		$ 2		$ 3

A contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, accounts receivable (with terms exceeding one year), notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets.

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The valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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The valuation allowance for financing receivables that are expected to be uncollectible that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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The balance of financing receivables that were collectively evaluated for impairment.

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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment.

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The balance of financing receivables that were individually evaluated for impairment for which there was no related allowance for loan losses.

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Represents the dollar amount of nonperforming loans as of the balance sheet date.

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Recorded investment in financing receivables that are 90 days or more past due.

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The amount of any significant purchases of financing receivables during the reporting period.

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The amount of any significant sales of financing receivables during the reporting period.

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Represents the percentage of total loan portfolio represented by California State.

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Represents the percentage of residential mortgage loans and credit cards and other consumer loans with FICO scores below 640.

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Represents the percentage of residential mortgage loans with Loan-To-Value ratios greater than 90%.

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Reflects the gross amount charged against earnings during the period as credit losses (bad debt expense) based on review of the loan and lease portfolio and application of the methodology for estimating credit losses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 114
-Paragraph 20

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph d
-Article 9

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Reflects the amount of loans and leases that have been removed, or charged off, from both loan receivables and the reserve for credit losses, typically because they are considered to be not salvageable or have been purchased by unconsolidated collection entities.

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The allowance for loan and lease losses represents the reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans and leases, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. For banks, include currently required allocated transfer risk reserves. Include carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations determined to be appropriate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher OTS
-Name Federal Regulation (FR)
-Number Title 12
-Chapter V
-Section 563c.102
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph a(ii)
-Subsection I

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 6
-Section L
-Subsection 1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 114
-Paragraph 20

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph d
-Article 9

Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 5
-Paragraph 8, 9

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