| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 111,695 | $ 105,386 | $ 89,232 | ||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Interest bearing deposits with banks | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Trading assets at fair value ($213,269 and $148,945 were pledged to various parties) | 428,276 | 331,884 | 367,074 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities: | |||||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale at fair value (amortized cost of $112,522 and $101,960) | 110,466 | 98,608 | 88,113 | ||||||||||||||
Held-to-maturity (fair value of $45,615 and $51,203) | 53,090 | 61,071 | 66,694 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities (includes $84,297 and $102,830 at fair value) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash deposited with clearing organizations or segregated under federal and other regulations or requirements ($186 and $149 at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financial instruments owned, at fair value (approximately $147,348 and $140,749 were pledged to various parties at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively): | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agency securities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other sovereign government obligations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Corporate and other debt ($1,602 and $3,007 at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Corporate equities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Derivative and other contracts | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Investments ($1,888 and $1,666 at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Physical commodities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Securities purchased under agreements to resell (includes $— and $— at fair value) | 120,243 | 118,565 | 110,740 | ||||||||||||||
Securities available for sale, at fair value | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Securities received as collateral, at fair value | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Securities borrowed | 151,908 | 123,859 | 121,091 | ||||||||||||||
Customer and other receivables | 114,720 | 86,158 | 80,105 | ||||||||||||||
Loans: | |||||||||||||||||
Held for investment (net of allowance for credit losses of $1,132 and $1,066) | 268,720 | 225,834 | 203,385 | ||||||||||||||
Held for sale | 9,374 | 12,319 | 15,255 | ||||||||||||||
Receivables: | |||||||||||||||||
Customers | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other loans | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Fees, interest and other | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Loans (net of allowances of $106 and $17 at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other investments ($328 and $467 at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Premises, equipment and software costs (net of accumulated depreciation of $7,140 and $6,219 at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively) ($183 and $191 at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, related to consolidated variable interest entities, generally not available to the Company) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 16,726 | 16,706 | 16,707 | ||||||||||||||
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $1,882 and $5,445) | 6,010 | 6,453 | 7,055 | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | 29,042 | 28,228 | 28,242 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 1,420,270 | 1,215,071 | 1,193,693 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Deposits (includes $8,755 and $6,499 at fair value) | 415,523 | 376,007 | 351,804 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings (includes $406 and $1,648 at fair value) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financial instruments sold, not yet purchased, at fair value: | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agency securities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other sovereign government obligations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Corporate and other debt | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Corporate equities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Derivative and other contracts | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Physical commodities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Trading liabilities at fair value | 169,569 | 153,764 | 151,513 | ||||||||||||||
Obligation to return securities received as collateral, at fair value | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (includes $696 and $956 at fair value) | 78,539 | 50,067 | 62,651 | ||||||||||||||
Securities loaned | 17,310 | 15,226 | 15,057 | ||||||||||||||
Other secured financings (includes $16,871 and $14,088 at fair value) | 21,603 | 21,602 | 12,655 | ||||||||||||||
Customer and other payables | 226,519 | 175,938 | 208,148 | ||||||||||||||
Other liabilities and accrued expenses | 29,620 | 28,220 | 28,151 | ||||||||||||||
Borrowings (includes $132,479 and $103,332 at fair value) | 348,935 | 288,819 | 263,732 | ||||||||||||||
Payables: | |||||||||||||||||
Customers | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Interest and dividends | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Long-term borrowings (includes $38,736 and $33,045 at fair value) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 1,307,618 | 1,109,643 | 1,093,711 | ||||||||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Morgan Stanley shareholders' equity: | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | 9,750 | 9,750 | 8,750 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 31,153 | 30,179 | 29,832 | ||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 115,091 | 104,989 | 97,996 | ||||||||||||||
Employee stock trusts | 5,154 | 5,103 | 5,314 | ||||||||||||||
Employee stock trust | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (6,285) | (6,814) | (6,421) | ||||||||||||||
Common stock held in treasury at cost, $0.01 par value (456,059,842 and 432,240,273 shares) | 38,097 | 33,613 | 31,139 | ||||||||||||||
Common stock issued to employee stock trusts | 5,154 | 5,103 | 5,314 | ||||||||||||||
Total Morgan Stanley shareholders’ equity | 111,632 | 104,511 | 99,038 | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 1,020 | 917 | 944 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 112,652 | 105,428 | 99,982 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 1,420,270 | $ 1,215,071 | $ 1,193,693 |