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Pledged Assets (Assets Pledged as Collateral) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued interest on pledged securities	$ 503	$ 434
Restricted cash	1,329	1,292	$ 1,216
Total Fair Value of Securities Pledged and Accrued Interest	94,631
Total Fair Value Of Agency Securities Pledged And Accrued Interest		89,786
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	92,210	87,420
Retained Interests in Consolidated VIE's Pledged as Collateral Under Repurchase Agreements		30
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	80,952	74,213
Derivative Agreements and Other
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Total Fair Value of Securities Pledged and Accrued Interest	1,889	1,807
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	10	115
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued interest on pledged securities	496	430
Total Fair Value of Securities Pledged and Accrued Interest	92,742
Total Fair Value Of Agency Securities Pledged And Accrued Interest		87,894
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued interest on pledged securities	0	0
Total Fair Value of Securities Pledged and Accrued Interest	0
Total Fair Value Of Agency Securities Pledged And Accrued Interest		85
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	0	85
Includes Sold But Not Yet Settled Securities [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	80,962	74,413
Credit Risk Transfer Securities [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	525	558
Credit Risk Transfer Securities [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	525	558
Non-Agency [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	8	13
Non-Agency [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	8	13
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	11,304	13,076
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	10,725	12,636
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Derivative Agreements and Other
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	579	440
Derivative Agreements and Other
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued interest on pledged securities	7	4
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Restricted cash	36	44
Excluding Cash Received [Member]
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Restricted cash	1,329	1,292
Derivative Agreements and Other
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 1,293	$ 1,248