Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Amount of total investment securities at fair value (in dollars) $ 2,663,000,000 [1] $ 3,847,000,000 [1]
Amount of total loan receivables at fair value (in dollars) 180,000,000 122,000,000
Common stock, par value per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 560,542,486 558,194,324
Preferred stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized 200,000,000 200,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 575,000 575,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 575,000 575,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars) $ 575,000,000 $ 575,000,000
Treasury stock, shares 115,973,061 109,006,038
[1] Available-for-sale investment securities are reported at fair value.