| 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: saar: Net Financial Investment (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 187.31
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: Households & Nonprofit Organizations (HO) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 20,900.279
            
                                        Sep 2024
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Sep 2024
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: saar: Gross Saving & Net Capital Transfers (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,319.47
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: saar: Gross Investment (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,384.73
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: saar: Capital Expenditures (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,197.43
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: Households & Nonprofit Organizations (HO): saar (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,595.723
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Foreign Deposits (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.112
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Checkable Deposits & Currency (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 300.183
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Time & Saving Deposits (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 492.279
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Money Market Fund Shares (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -191.964
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: DS: Treasury Securities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 536.427
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: DS: Agency & GSE Backed Mortgage Secs (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -213.997
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: DS: Municipal Securities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -182.417
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: DS: Corporate & Foreign Bonds (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 271.929
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3.176
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Corporate Equities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -38.302
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Mutual Fund Shares (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 237.663
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Life Insurance Reserves (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.964
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Pension Entitlements (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 279.962
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Equity in Noncorporate Business (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 79.948
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Miscellaneous (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 68.006
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: Households & Nonprofit Organizations (HO): saar (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 806.94
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Home Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 301.95
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Consumer Credit (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 292.10
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Debt Securities (Municipal Securities... (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.39
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Depository Institutions nec (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 108.67
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Other Loans & Advances (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 72.88
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Commercial Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.50
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Trade Payables (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 15.80
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Deferred & Unpaid Life Insurance Prem... (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.65
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Discrepancy: Flow: Households & Nonprofit Organizations: saar (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -65.26
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: Gross Saving & Net Capital Transfers (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 662.20
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: Gross Investment (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 688.07
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: Capital Expenditures (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 549.36
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Flow: HO: Net Financial Investment (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 138.71
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: Households & Nonprofit Organizations (HO) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 480.808
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Foreign Deposits (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.528
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Checkable Deposits & Currency (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 36.819
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Time & Saving Deposits (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 209.064
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Money Market Fund Shares (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -115.067
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: DS: Treasury Securities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 151.799
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: DS: Agency & GSE Backed Mortgage Pools (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -13.651
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: DS: Municipal Securities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -21.327
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: DS: Corporate & Foreign Bonds (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 65.314
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Loans: Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.794
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Corporate Equities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -33.206
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Mutual Fund Shares (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 107.673
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Life Insurance Reserves (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.991
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Pension Entitlements (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 70.216
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Equity in Noncorporate Business (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 21.653
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Miscellaneous (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.519
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: Households & Nonprofit Organizations (HO) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 214.00
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Loans: Home Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 73.18
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: Consumer Credit (CC): Net Change (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -10.345
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Debt Securities (Municipal Securities) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.60
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Loans: Depository Institution nec (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 28.71
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Loans: Other Loans & Advances (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.22
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Loans: Commercial Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.88
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Trade Payables (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.95
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Deferred & Unpaid Life Insurance Premiums (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.41
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Discrepancy: Flow: Households & Nonprofit Organizations (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -25.87
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: Households & Nonprofit Organizations (HO) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 81,745.158
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Deposits (DP) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11,657.255
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DP: Foreign Deposits (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 38.027
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DP: Checkable Deposits & Currency (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,188.311
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DP: Time & Saving Deposits (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9,492.539
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DP: Money Market Fund Shares (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 938.378
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DS: Treasury Securities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,625.171
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DS: Agency & GSE Backed Securities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 513.854
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DS: Municipal Securities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,640.342
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: DS: Corporate & Foreign Bonds (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,069.631
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Loans: Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 111.602
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Corporate Equities (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 17,626.509
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Mutual Fund Shares (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8,676.756
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Life Insurance Reserves (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,390.782
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Pension Entitlements (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23,315.741
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Equity in Noncorporate Business (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11,925.240
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Miscellaneous (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,059.752
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Loans: Home Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 10,085.12
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: Consumer Credit (CC): Net Change (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,822.395
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Debt Securities (Municipal Securities) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 215.59
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Loans: Depository Institutions nec (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 395.89
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Loans: Other Loans & Advances (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 462.51
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Loans: Commercial Mortgages (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 251.20
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Trade Payables (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 364.78
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Deferred & Unpaid Life Insurance Premiums (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 33.57
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Loans: Other Loan & Advances (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -20.776
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Loans: Other Loans & Advances (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 796.741
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Loans: Consumer Credit (Student Loans) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.670
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Debt Securities (DS) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 411.943
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Loans (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -92.960
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Other Loans & Advances (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -83.104
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: saar: Loans: Consumer Credit (Student Loans) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -6.680
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: saar: Loans (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 783.11
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Debt Securities (DS) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 182.136
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Flow: HO: Loans (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -23.240
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Flow: HO: Loans (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 208.04
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Debt Securities (DS) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4,848.999
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Loans (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 943.248
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Assets: Outs: HO: Loans: Consumer Credit (Student Loans) (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 34.905
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                United States Liabilities: Outs: HO: Loans (USD bn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 15,035.82
            
                                        Dec 2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1951 - Dec 2017
                                     |