Employee Compensation and Benefit Plans - Schedule of Restricted Stock and Unit Awards and Performance Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock awards	$ 434	$ 269	$ 297
Minimum
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Share payout percentage	0.00%
Maximum
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Share payout percentage	200.00%
Restricted Stock Unit
Number of Units or Awards
Nonvested, beginning (in shares)	6,637,235
Granted (in shares)	4,164,914
Assumed through acquisition (in shares)	339,324
Vested (in shares)	(4,535,878)
Forfeited (in shares)	(554,457)
Nonvested, ending (in shares)	6,051,138	6,637,235
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning (in USD per share)	$ 151.55
Granted (in USD per share)	259.31
Assumed through acquisition (in USD per share)	233.41
Vested (in USD per share)	166.10
Forfeited (in USD per share)	217.70
Nonvested, ending (in USD per share)	$ 215.34	$ 151.55
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Nonvested, December 31, 2024	9 months 18 days	9 months 18 days
Nonvested, December 31, 2025	9 months 18 days	9 months 18 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Nonvested, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, beginning	$ 1,226	$ 1,465
Nonvested, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, ending	$ 1,226	$ 1,465
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Number of Units or Awards
Nonvested, beginning (in shares)	559,364
Granted (in shares)	400,650
Performance award achievement adjustments (in shares)	241,488
Vested (in shares)	(614,347)
Forfeited (in shares)	(69,035)
Nonvested, ending (in shares)	518,120	559,364
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested, beginning (in USD per share)	$ 159.79
Granted (in USD per share)	269.28
Performance award achievement adjustments (in USD per share)	155.67
Vested (in USD per share)	164.83
Forfeited (in USD per share)	256.21
Nonvested, ending (in USD per share)	$ 223.71	$ 159.79
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Nonvested, December 31, 2024	1 year 7 months 6 days	10 months 24 days
Nonvested, December 31, 2025	1 year 7 months 6 days	10 months 24 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Nonvested, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, beginning	$ 105	$ 123
Nonvested, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, ending	$ 105	$ 123
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Granted (in USD per share)	$ 254.93	$ 162.99	$ 143.09
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation (in shares)	1,677,377	1,552,111	2,027,800

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