Fair Value Option - Summary of Fair Value and Unpaid Principal Balance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Client share repurchase asset, Fair Value	$ 61	$ 325
Client shares repurchase liability, Fair Value	61	325
Student loans held for investment
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Loans, designated under fair value option	17	20
Loans held for investment, Unpaid Principal Balance	19	22
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	(2)	(2)
Commercial loans held for sale
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Commercial loans held for sale, Fair Value	374	237
Commercial loans held for sale, Unpaid Principal Balance	386	291
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	(12)	(54)
Fixed rate long-term debt
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Fixed rate long-term debt, Fair Value	723	706
Fixed rate long-term debt, Unpaid Principal Balance	741	741
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	(18)	(35)
Fixed rate long-term debt \| Structured notes
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Hybrid instruments, structured notes, Fair Value	8,483	7,672
Hybrid instruments, Unpaid Principal Balance	8,191	8,051
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	292	(379)
Client share repurchase asset
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Client share repurchase asset, Fair Value	61	325
Client share repurchase asset, Unpaid Principal Balance	61	325
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Structured deposits
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Hybrid instruments, structured deposits, Fair Value	1,352	1,554
Hybrid instruments, Unpaid Principal Balance	1,344	1,520
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	8	34
Client share repurchase liability
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Client shares repurchase liability, Fair Value	61	325
Unpaid Principal Balance, Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	61	325
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair value portion of deposit liabilities held by the entity, including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing, demand deposits, saving deposits, negotiable orders of withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits.

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