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042700 - Disclosure - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000004962 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Quarterly Financial Data Details [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2013-10-01 - 2013-12-31
2013-07-01 - 2013-09-30
2013-04-01 - 2013-06-30
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2013-01-01 - 2013-03-31
2012-10-01 - 2012-12-31
2012-07-01 - 2012-09-30
2012-04-01 - 2012-06-30
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-03-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Quarterly Financial Data Details [Abstract]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Disclosure of quarterly financial data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues net of interest expense
8,547,000,000  
8,301,000,000  
8,245,000,000  
32,974,000,000  
7,881,000,000  
8,141,000,000  
7,862,000,000  
7,965,000,000  
31,555,000,000  
7,587,000,000  
29,962,000,000  
Pretax income from continuing operations
1,980,000,000  
2,004,000,000  
1,995,000,000  
7,888,000,000  
1,909,000,000  
929,000,000  
1,870,000,000  
1,879,000,000  
6,451,000,000  
1,773,000,000  
6,956,000,000  
Income from continuing operations
 
 
 
5,359,000,000  
 
 
 
 
4,482,000,000  
 
4,899,000,000  
Income from discontinued operations
 
 
 
0  
 
 
 
 
0  
 
36,000,000  
Net income attributable to common shareholders
1,308,000,000  
1,366,000,000  
1,405,000,000  
5,359,000,000  
1,280,000,000  
637,000,000  
1,250,000,000  
1,339,000,000  
4,482,000,000  
1,256,000,000  
4,935,000,000  
Earnings per Common Share Basic: (Note 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
1.22  
1.26  
1.28  
4.91  
1.15  
.57  
1.10  
1.16  
3.91  
1.07  
4.11  
Income from discontinued operations
 
 
 
.00  
 
 
 
 
.00  
 
.03  
Net income attributable to common shareholders
 
 
 
4.91  
 
 
 
 
3.91  
 
4.14  
Earnings per Common Share Diluted: (Note 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
1.21  
1.25  
1.27  
4.88  
1.15  
.56  
1.09  
1.15  
3.89  
1.07  
4.09  
Income from discontinued operations
 
 
 
.00  
 
 
 
 
.00  
 
.03  
Net income attributable to common shareholders
 
 
 
4.88  
 
 
 
 
3.89  
 
4.12  
Cash dividends declared per common share
.23  
.23  
.23  
.89  
.20  
.20  
.20  
.20  
.80  
.20  
.72  
Common share price:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High
90.79  
78.63  
78.61  
 
67.48  
59.40  
59.73  
61.42  
 
59.26  
 
Low
72.08  
71.47  
63.43  
 
58.31  
53.02  
54.35  
53.18  
 
47.40