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Accelerated Share Repurchases, Number Of Shares Repurchased

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Accelerated Share Repurchases, Percent Of Notional Amount In Shares To Be Received At End Of Program

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Accelerated Share Repurchases, Percent Of Notional Amount Received In Shares

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Payments For Accelerated Share Repurchases, Amount

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-1B

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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-1A

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Shareholders' Equity - Accelerated Share Repurchases (Details) - 2021 Repurchase Program - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Billions	Jan. 04, 2024	Jan. 04, 2023	Jan. 04, 2022	Mar. 31, 2024	Feb. 28, 2023	Feb. 28, 2022
Morgan Stanley
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
ASR agreement, amount	$ 3.0			$ 3.0
Payments for ASR, amount	$ 3.0
ASR percent of notional amount received in shares	85.00%
Shares repurchased under ASR agreement (in shares)	31.4			8.3
Transfer of shares to treasury stock value	$ 2.6
ASR, shares to be received at the end of program as a percent of notional amount				15.00%
Morgan Stanley \| Forward Contracts
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Forward contract, notional amount	$ 0.4
Citibank, N.A.
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
ASR agreement, amount		$ 2.0			$ 2.0
Payments for ASR, amount		$ 2.0
ASR percent of notional amount received in shares		80.00%
Shares repurchased under ASR agreement (in shares)		17.4			5.4
Transfer of shares to treasury stock value		$ 1.6
ASR, shares to be received at the end of program as a percent of notional amount					20.00%
Citibank, N.A. \| Forward Contracts
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Forward contract, notional amount		$ 0.4
Barclays Bank
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
ASR agreement, amount			$ 1.5			$ 1.5
Payments for ASR, amount			$ 1.5
ASR percent of notional amount received in shares			80.00%
Shares repurchased under ASR agreement (in shares)			11.6			2.7
Transfer of shares to treasury stock value			$ 1.2
ASR, shares to be received at the end of program as a percent of notional amount						20.00%
Barclays Bank \| Forward Contracts
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Forward contract, notional amount			$ 0.3