Regulatory Capital Requirements (Narrative) (Detail)
¥ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
JPY (¥)
guideline
Approach
capitalRatio
Dec. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2021
JPY (¥)
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]          
Number of methodologies/guidelines | guideline 2        
Number of regulatory capital ratios | capitalRatio 3        
Basel III          
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]          
Number of approaches | Approach 3        
Risk weighted threshold of items not deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 capital 250.00%        
FSA's requirements applicable to Japanese banking institutions          
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]          
Minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio 0.0450   0.0450    
Capital conservation buffer 2.50%   2.50%    
G-SIB surcharge 1.50%   1.50%    
Countercyclical buffer 0.01%   0.00%    
Tier 1 leverage ratio 0.03        
Percentage of G-SIB leverage ratio buffer to G-SIB capital surcharge, effective on January 1, 2022 50.00%        
Basel III for Security Companies in Japan          
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]          
Minimum capital ratio required for financial Instruments firms to maintain by Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and related ordinance 120.00%        
Minimum capital ratio requirement for financial instruments firms which will call for regulatory reporting 140.00%        
Minimum capital ratio requirement for financial instrument firms which may lead to a suspension of all or part of the business for a period of time and cancellation of a registration 100.00%        
Basel III for Security Companies in Japan | Stand-alone, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities          
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]          
Amount of capital accounts less certain fixed assets | ¥ ¥ 486,756   ¥ 475,343    
Percentage of capital accounts to the total amounts equivalent to market, counterparty credit and operational risks 317.10%   275.40%    
U.S. Basel III          
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]          
Minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio 0.045        
Capital conservation buffer 2.50%        
Countercyclical buffer 2.50%        
Tier 1 leverage ratio 0.04        
Total minimum Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio 7.00%        
Tier 1 supplementary leverage ratio 0.03        
Phase-in period to eliminate the accumulated OCI or loss exclusion applied under Basel I and Basel II rules 4 years        
Capital conservation buffer phase-in arrangements 0.625%        
Phase-in period for full implementation of capital conservation buffer 4 years        
U.S. Basel III | BK (US)          
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]          
Minimum total risk-based capital ratio to be categorized as "well capitalized"   0.10   0.10  
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio to be categorized as "well capitalized"       0.08 0.08
Tier 1 capital to quarterly average assets to be categorized as "well capitalized"   0.05   0.05  
Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio to be categorized as "well capitalized"   0.065   0.065