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Morgan Stanley – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘XML’

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 5/03/21  Morgan Stanley                    10-Q        3/31/21  148:35M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

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                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                Basis (Details)                                                  
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                Asset Value (Details)                                            
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                Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                     
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                Status (Details)                                                 
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                Fair Values of Derivative Contracts (Details)                    
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                Notionals of Derivative Contracts (Details)                      
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                Gains (Losses) on Accounting Hedges and Fair Value               
                Hedges (Details)                                                 
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                Economic Loan Hedges (Details)                                   
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                Net Derivative Liabilities and Collateral Posted                 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Incremental Collateral and Termination Payments                  
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                Maximum Potential Payout/Notional of Credit                      
                Protection Sold (Details)                                        
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                Fair Value Asset/(Liability) of Credit Protection                
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                (Details)                                                        
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                an Unrealized Loss Position (Details)                            
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                (Details)                                                        
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                for Credit Losses - Employee Loans (Details)                     
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                Balances (Details)                                               
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                Ventures (Details)                                               
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                Borrowings (Details)                                             
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                Secured Financings (Details)                                     
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                Commitments (Details)                                            
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                Obligations under Guarantee Arrangements (Details)               
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
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                Activities - Assets and Liabilities by Type of                   
                Activity (Details)                                               
114: R101        Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     74K  
                Activities - Assets and Liabilities by Balance                   
                Sheet Caption (Details)                                          
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                Activities - Non-Consolidated VIEs (Details)                     
116: R103        Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     65K  
                Activities - Mortgage and Asset Backed                           
                Securitization Assets (Details)                                  
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                Activities - Transferred Assets with Continuing                  
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118: R105        Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     69K  
                Activities - Fair Value of Transfers of Assets                   
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119: R106        Variable Interest Entities and Securitization       HTML     51K  
                Activities - Proceeds from New Securitization                    
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                Activities - Assets Sold with Retained Exposure                  
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                Capital Ratio Requirements (Details)                             
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                Capital and Capital Ratios (Details)                             
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                Regulatory Capital Requirements (Details)                        
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                Unrealized Carried Interest (Details)                            
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                Investment Management Asset Management Revenues -                
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139: R126        Segment, Geographic and Revenue Information -       HTML     42K  
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