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BlackRock, Inc
(NYSE:BLK) 

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BlackRock, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors including corporate, public, union, and industry pension plans, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, public institutions, go...

Founded: 1988
Full Time Employees: 16,600
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management

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At a glance:
  • World's Largest Asset Manager: Manages trillions in assets globally, making it the largest asset manager worldwide, serving institutional, intermediary, and individual clients.
  • Dominant in ETFs with iShares: A pioneer and market leader in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through its iShares brand, offering a vast array of low-cost, diversified investment vehicles.
  • Powerful Aladdin Technology Platform: Operates Aladdin, a proprietary, industry-leading risk management and portfolio analytics platform that is also licensed to other financial institutions, providing a significant revenue stream.
  • Strong Emphasis on Sustainable Investing: A vocal proponent and major player in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing, integrating sustainability considerations across its investment strategies and product development.
Bull Thesis:
  • Dominant Market Position and AUM Growth: As the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock benefits from global wealth creation and the secular shift towards professional asset management. Its unparalleled scale provides significant competitive advantages, allowing it to capture a large share of market growth and maintain strong pricing power in certain segments.
  • iShares ETF Leadership: BlackRock's iShares platform is a global leader in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The ongoing shift from traditional mutual funds to lower-cost, flexible ETFs represents a powerful secular trend that BlackRock is exceptionally well-positioned to capitalize on, driving consistent fee revenue and market share gains.
  • Aladdin Platform's Sticky Revenue: The Aladdin risk management and portfolio management platform is a critical, high-margin, recurring revenue stream that diversifies BlackRock's business beyond just AUM fees. Its widespread adoption by institutional clients creates a sticky ecosystem, a significant competitive moat, and provides valuable insights into market trends.
  • Leadership in Sustainable Investing (ESG): BlackRock has taken a leading stance in ESG and sustainable investing. As investor demand for ESG-aligned products grows, BlackRock's early and strong positioning, extensive product offerings, and advocacy in this space are likely to attract substantial capital inflows and solidify its reputation as an industry innovator.
Bear Thesis:
  • Persistent Fee Compression: The asset management industry, particularly in passive investing, continues to face intense fee compression. This ongoing pressure on management fees could erode BlackRock's profitability and margins, even with growing Assets Under Management (AUM), as investors increasingly seek lower-cost options.
  • Sensitivity to Market Downturns: A significant portion of BlackRock's revenue is directly tied to the value of its Assets Under Management (AUM). A prolonged or severe market downturn (e.g., a bear market in equities or bonds) would lead to a substantial decrease in AUM, directly impacting management fees and overall profitability.
  • Increasing Regulatory and Political Scrutiny: Due to its immense size and influence, BlackRock faces increasing regulatory and political scrutiny globally. This includes concerns over systemic risk, market concentration, and its stance on ESG, which could lead to operational restrictions, reputational damage, or increased compliance costs.
  • Intense Competition Across Segments: BlackRock operates in a highly competitive landscape, facing challenges from other large traditional asset managers (e.g., Vanguard, State Street), new fintech entrants, and specialized alternative asset managers. This competition could limit growth opportunities, exacerbate fee pressure, and make it harder to attract new clients.
Main Competitors:
  • Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard ETFs, Mutual Funds), Vanguard is a direct and formidable competitor to BlackRock's iShares in the passive investment space, particularly with its low-cost index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Vanguard's unique client-owned structure allows it to offer some of the lowest expense ratios in the industry, putting significant pricing pressure on BlackRock's offerings.
  • State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) ($STT) (SPDR ETFs, Institutional Asset Management), SSGA is a major competitor in the ETF market, known for its SPDR (Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts) family of ETFs, including the first U.S. ETF (SPY). Beyond ETFs, SSGA also competes with BlackRock for large institutional mandates in both active and passive investment strategies across various asset classes.
  • Fidelity Investments (Fidelity Mutual Funds, ETFs, Wealth Management), Fidelity is a diversified financial services firm that competes with BlackRock across multiple fronts. This includes active and passive mutual funds, a growing suite of ETFs, and comprehensive wealth management services for individual investors and institutional clients. Fidelity leverages its strong brand and broad distribution network.
  • The Blackstone Group Inc. ($BX) (Private Equity Funds, Real Estate Funds, Credit Funds), While primarily focused on alternative investments (private equity, real estate, credit, hedge funds), Blackstone competes with BlackRock for large institutional capital allocations. As BlackRock expands its own alternatives platform, it increasingly vies with specialized firms like Blackstone for mandates from pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds.
Moat:
BlackRock's formidable competitive moat is primarily derived from its unparalleled scale as the world's largest asset manager, which enables significant economies of scale and global distribution. Its dominant iShares ETF franchise benefits from strong brand recognition and liquidity. A key differentiator is its proprietary Aladdin technology platform, a comprehensive risk management and portfolio management system widely adopted across the financial industry, creating a sticky ecosystem and valuable data insights. However, BlackRock faces intense competition across all segments. In passive investing, it battles Vanguard on price. Other large asset managers like Fidelity and State Street compete for institutional and retail mandates. The growing demand for alternative investments also pits BlackRock against specialized firms like Blackstone for institutional capital, driving continuous pressure on fees and the need for product innovation.
Income Statements:
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Annual
    Unit: USD2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2020-06-30 2018-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 
                          
      revenue
                          
      yoy
                          
      qoq
                          
      investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue:
                          
      related parties
    2,935,000,000 2,847,000,000 2,692,000,000 2,765,000,000 2,689,000,000 2,611,000,000 2,549,000,000 2,647,000,000 2,769,000,000 2,996,000,000 2,964,000,000 2,052,000,000 2,112,000,000 1,738,000,000 1,768,000,000 1,713,000,000 1,617,000,000  1,766,000,000 1,681,000,000 1,694,000,000 1,744,000,000 
      other third parties
    940,000,000 931,000,000 913,000,000 916,000,000 922,000,000 891,000,000 850,000,000 884,000,000 919,000,000 972,000,000 979,000,000 914,000,000 835,000,000 748,000,000 778,000,000 776,000,000 742,000,000  768,000,000 709,000,000 702,000,000 724,000,000 
      total investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue
    3,875,000,000 3,778,000,000 3,605,000,000 3,681,000,000 3,611,000,000 3,502,000,000 3,399,000,000 3,531,000,000 3,688,000,000 3,968,000,000 3,943,000,000 2,966,000,000 2,947,000,000 2,486,000,000 2,546,000,000 2,489,000,000 2,359,000,000  2,534,000,000 2,390,000,000 2,396,000,000 2,468,000,000 
      investment advisory performance fees
    164,000,000 204,000,000 311,000,000 70,000,000 118,000,000 55,000,000 228,000,000 82,000,000 106,000,000 329,000,000 345,000,000 112,000,000 70,000,000 129,000,000 58,000,000 74,000,000 34,000,000  136,000,000 108,000,000 144,000,000 133,000,000 
      technology services revenue
    395,000,000 377,000,000 379,000,000 407,000,000 359,000,000 340,000,000 353,000,000 338,000,000 332,000,000 339,000,000 320,000,000 278,000,000           
      distribution fees
    318,000,000 310,000,000 303,000,000 321,000,000 319,000,000 319,000,000 314,000,000 325,000,000 361,000,000 411,000,000 401,000,000 253,000,000 311,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000  13,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 
      advisory and other revenue
    53,000,000 59,000,000 33,000,000 43,000,000 56,000,000 27,000,000 43,000,000 35,000,000 39,000,000 59,000,000 41,000,000 39,000,000 71,000,000          
      total revenue
    4,805,000,000 4,728,000,000 4,631,000,000 4,522,000,000 4,463,000,000 4,243,000,000 4,337,000,000 4,311,000,000 4,526,000,000 5,106,000,000 5,050,000,000 3,648,000,000 3,583,000,000 2,890,000,000 2,837,000,000 2,804,000,000 2,624,000,000  2,905,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,784,000,000 2,849,000,000 
      expense
                          
      employee compensation and benefits
    1,503,000,000 1,580,000,000 1,503,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,427,000,000 1,430,000,000 1,339,000,000 1,414,000,000 1,559,000,000 1,527,000,000 1,152,000,000 1,121,000,000 987,000,000 969,000,000 977,000,000 947,000,000  1,012,000,000 981,000,000 926,000,000 973,000,000 
      sales, asset and account expense:
                          
      distribution and servicing costs
    539,000,000 518,000,000 502,000,000 526,000,000 518,000,000 505,000,000 497,000,000 536,000,000 572,000,000 587,000,000 585,000,000 429,000,000 432,000,000 109,000,000 114,000,000 109,000,000 97,000,000  105,000,000 99,000,000 96,000,000 90,000,000 
      direct fund expense
    358,000,000 338,000,000 318,000,000 354,000,000 344,000,000 315,000,000 275,000,000 318,000,000 304,000,000 319,000,000 354,000,000 246,000,000 261,000,000 183,000,000 200,000,000 195,000,000 188,000,000  191,000,000 189,000,000 141,250,000 199,000,000 
      sub-advisory and other
    32,000,000 32,000,000                     
      total sales, asset and account expense
    929,000,000 888,000,000                     
      general and administration expense
    534,000,000 529,000,000 624,000,000 546,000,000 520,000,000 521,000,000 580,000,000 554,000,000 530,000,000 414,250,000 611,000,000            
      amortization of intangible assets
    39,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 39,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 27,000,000 11,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000  35,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 40,000,000 
      total expense
    3,005,000,000 3,035,000,000 3,046,000,000 2,885,000,000 2,848,000,000 2,805,000,000 2,910,000,000 2,785,000,000 2,858,000,000 3,067,000,000 3,115,000,000 2,242,000,000 2,208,000,000 1,665,000,000 1,628,000,000 1,631,000,000 1,661,000,000  1,667,000,000 1,656,000,000 1,640,000,000 1,692,000,000 
      operating income
    1,800,000,000 1,693,000,000 1,585,000,000 1,637,000,000 1,615,000,000 1,438,000,000 1,427,000,000 1,526,000,000 1,668,000,000 2,039,000,000 1,935,000,000 1,406,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,225,000,000 1,209,000,000 1,173,000,000 963,000,000  1,238,000,000 1,067,000,000 1,144,000,000 1,157,000,000 
      yoy
    11.46% 17.73% 11.07% 7.27% -3.18% -29.48% -26.25% 8.53% 21.31% 66.45% 60.05% 19.86% 42.78%  -2.34% 9.93% -15.82%      
      qoq
    6.32% 6.81% -3.18% 1.36% 12.31% 0.77% -6.49% -8.51% -18.20% 5.37% 37.62% 2.25% 12.24% 1.32% 3.07% 21.81%   16.03% -6.73% -1.12%  
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      nonoperating income
                          
      net gain on investments
    162,000,000 171,000,000 265,000,000 114,000,000 231,000,000 89,000,000 207,000,000 174,000,000 -314,000,000 75,000,000 370,000,000 398,000,000 15,000,000 6,000,000 31,000,000 20,000,000 -2,000,000  -6,000,000 63,000,000 -2,000,000 46,000,000 
      interest and dividend income
    178,000,000 141,000,000 159,000,000 139,000,000 89,000,000 86,000,000 72,000,000 41,000,000 21,000,000 46,000,000 14,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 7,000,000 22,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000  5,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 
      interest expense
    -126,000,000 -92,000,000 -82,000,000 -82,000,000 -69,000,000 -59,000,000 -54,000,000 -50,000,000 -54,000,000 -50,000,000 -48,000,000 -51,000,000 -46,000,000 -51,000,000 -52,000,000 -51,000,000 -51,000,000  -52,000,000 -51,000,000 -58,000,000 -61,000,000 
      total nonoperating income
    214,000,000 220,000,000 342,000,000 171,000,000 251,000,000 116,000,000 225,000,000 165,000,000 -347,000,000 71,000,000 336,000,000 357,000,000 -16,000,000 -38,000,000 1,000,000 -25,000,000 -48,000,000  -41,000,000 51,000,000 -60,000,000 -52,000,000 
      income before income taxes
    2,014,000,000 1,913,000,000 1,927,000,000 1,808,000,000 1,866,000,000 1,554,000,000 1,652,000,000 1,691,000,000 1,321,000,000 2,110,000,000 2,271,000,000 1,763,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,187,000,000 1,210,000,000 1,148,000,000 915,000,000  1,197,000,000 1,118,000,000 1,084,000,000 1,105,000,000 
      income tax expense
    477,000,000 290,000,000 438,000,000 213,000,000 443,000,000 385,000,000 345,000,000 330,000,000 358,000,000 478,000,000 518,000,000 361,000,000 265,000,000 336,000,000 333,000,000 353,000,000 268,000,000  371,000,000 258,000,000 278,000,000 232,000,000 
      net income
    1,537,000,000 1,623,000,000 1,489,000,000 1,595,000,000 1,423,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,307,000,000 1,361,000,000 963,000,000 1,632,000,000 1,753,000,000 1,402,000,000 1,094,000,000 851,000,000 877,000,000 795,000,000 647,000,000  826,000,000 860,000,000 806,000,000 873,000,000 
      yoy
    8.01% 38.84% 13.93% 17.19% 47.77% -28.37% -25.44% -2.92% -11.97% 91.77% 99.89% 76.35% 69.09%  6.17% -7.56% -19.73%      
      qoq
    -5.30% 9.00% -6.65% 12.09% 21.73% -10.56% -3.97% 41.33% -40.99% -6.90% 25.04% 28.15% 28.55% -2.96% 10.31% 22.87%   -3.95% 6.70% -7.67%  
      net income margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      less:
                          
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    42,000,000 50,000,000 114,000,000 -9,000,000 57,000,000 12,000,000 48,000,000 -45,000,000 -114,000,000 -11,000,000 72,000,000 188,000,000 5,000,000  2,000,000 6,000,000 -10,000,000      
      net income attributable to blackrock, inc.
    1,495,000,000 1,573,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,604,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,157,000,000 1,259,000,000 1,406,000,000 1,077,000,000 1,643,000,000 1,681,000,000 1,214,000,000 1,089,000,000 851,000,000 875,000,000 789,000,000 657,000,000  819,000,000 822,000,000 813,000,000 917,000,000 
      earnings per share attributable to blackrock, inc. common stockholders:
                          
      basic
    10.07 10.58 9.25 10.75 9.13 7.72 8.39 9.33 7.12 10.82 11.05 7.9 6.75 5.2 5.33 4.79 3.97  4.92 4.92 4.86 5.46 
      diluted
    9.99 10.48 9.15 10.66 9.06 7.64 8.3 9.25 7.06 10.63 10.89 7.85 6.68 5.12 5.26 4.73 3.92  4.84 4.84 4.77 5.37 
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                          
      basic
    148.4 148.7 149.3 149.2 149.6 149.9 150.9 150.6 151,292,580 152,236,047 152,120,927 153,732,878 161,250,018 164,425,858 164,129,214 164,758,612 165,388,130 166,390,009 166,616,558 167,089,037 168,225,154 167,933,040 
      diluted
    149.7 150.1 150.7 150.5 150.7 151.3 152.4 152 152,452,320 154,404,357 154,343,277 154,712,032 162,918,961 166,579,752 166,256,598 166,639,290 167,398,938 169,038,571 169,114,759 169,723,167 171,112,261 170,778,766 
      investment advisory, administration fees and securities lending revenue
                          
      general and administration
               388,000,000 383,000,000 355,000,000 312,000,000 316,000,000 318,000,000  312,000,000 339,000,000 387,000,000 376,000,000 
      technology and risk management revenue
                184,000,000          
      cash dividends declared and paid per share
                2.88 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29  2.18 2.18 1.93 1.93 
      blackrock solutions and advisory
                 197,000,000 174,000,000 172,000,000 171,000,000  161,000,000 147,000,000 170,000,000 165,000,000 
      other revenue
                 69,000,000 49,000,000 58,000,000 49,000,000  61,000,000 61,000,000 58,000,000 66,000,000 
      amortization of deferred sales commissions
                 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000  12,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 
      restructuring charge
                    76,000,000      
      net gain on consolidated variable interest entities
                      12,000,000 35,000,000 -6,000,000 -47,000,000 
      net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
                      3,000,000 4,000,000   
      net income attributable to nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
                      4,000,000 34,000,000 -7,000,000 -44,000,000 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 
                        
        assets
                        
        cash and cash equivalents
      10,228,000,000 9,374,000,000 8,736,000,000 7,316,000,000 6,834,000,000 5,644,000,000 7,416,000,000 6,797,000,000 6,481,000,000 6,091,000,000 5,454,000,000 5,065,000,000 4,981,000,000 6,083,000,000 4,907,000,000 4,293,000,000 5,723,000,000 6,149,000,000 
        accounts receivable
      3,987,000,000 3,961,000,000 3,916,000,000 3,886,000,000 3,806,000,000 3,580,000,000 3,264,000,000 3,361,000,000 3,471,000,000 2,350,000,000 2,601,000,000 2,885,000,000 2,526,000,000 2,237,000,000 2,347,000,000 2,836,000,000 2,120,000,000 2,631,000,000 
        investments
      10,216,000,000 10,337,000,000 9,740,000,000 9,835,000,000 9,124,000,000 8,172,000,000 7,466,000,000 6,907,000,000 7,302,000,000 1,595,000,000 1,731,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,504,000,000 1,578,000,000 1,436,000,000 2,204,000,000 1,921,000,000 1,951,000,000 
        separate account assets
      54,423,000,000 55,376,000,000 56,098,000,000 51,606,000,000 55,119,000,000 57,251,000,000 54,066,000,000 51,072,000,000 61,269,000,000 149,089,000,000 153,330,000,000 148,339,000,000 150,165,000,000 150,851,000,000 162,911,000,000 162,046,000,000 161,287,000,000 156,479,000,000 
        separate account collateral held under securities lending agreements
      5,030,000,000 3,998,000,000 4,558,000,000 4,740,000,000 5,811,000,000 6,465,000,000 5,765,000,000 5,867,000,000 7,279,000,000 27,792,000,000 29,839,000,000 30,723,000,000 30,389,000,000 31,336,000,000 32,437,000,000 35,367,000,000 33,654,000,000 20,966,000,000 
        property and equipment
      1,052,000,000 1,106,000,000 1,112,000,000 1,058,000,000 1,045,000,000 1,046,000,000 1,031,000,000 965,000,000 900,000,000 559,000,000 564,000,000 576,000,000 581,000,000 581,000,000 545,000,000 537,000,000 467,000,000 468,000,000 
        intangible assets
      18,217,000,000 18,219,000,000 18,258,000,000 18,291,000,000 18,228,000,000 18,265,000,000 18,302,000,000 18,339,000,000 18,377,000,000 17,363,000,000 17,387,000,000 17,412,000,000 17,347,000,000 17,372,000,000 17,394,000,000 17,429,000,000 17,344,000,000 17,378,000,000 
        goodwill
      15,653,000,000 15,522,000,000 15,524,000,000 15,516,000,000 15,338,000,000 15,339,000,000 15,341,000,000 15,344,000,000 15,346,000,000 13,118,000,000 13,124,000,000 13,128,000,000 13,119,000,000 13,123,000,000 12,970,000,000 12,975,000,000 12,961,000,000 12,966,000,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      1,459,000,000 1,410,000,000 1,421,000,000 1,429,000,000 1,464,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,516,000,000 1,491,000,000 1,543,000,000          
        other assets
      5,006,000,000 4,685,000,000 3,848,000,000 4,908,000,000 5,875,000,000 4,142,000,000 3,461,000,000 5,287,000,000 3,998,000,000 63,000,000 183,000,000 60,000,000 85,000,000 67,000,000 40,000,000 853,000,000 701,000,000 766,000,000 
        total assets
      125,271,000,000 123,988,000,000 123,211,000,000 118,585,000,000 122,644,000,000 121,398,000,000 117,628,000,000 115,430,000,000 125,966,000,000 220,177,000,000 226,739,000,000 222,055,000,000 222,958,000,000 225,261,000,000 237,008,000,000 242,714,000,000 239,808,000,000 222,812,000,000 
        liabilities
                        
        accrued compensation and benefits
      1,456,000,000 1,061,000,000 2,393,000,000 1,796,000,000 1,374,000,000 1,014,000,000 2,272,000,000 1,747,000,000 1,408,000,000 1,880,000,000 1,481,000,000 1,064,000,000 672,000,000 1,971,000,000 1,137,000,000 684,000,000 1,865,000,000 1,487,000,000 
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
      1,351,000,000 1,445,000,000 1,240,000,000 1,217,000,000 1,156,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,294,000,000 1,601,000,000 1,324,000,000 1,094,000,000 1,354,000,000 1,615,000,000 1,385,000,000 1,068,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,714,000,000 1,035,000,000 1,576,000,000 
        borrowings
      9,857,000,000 9,860,000,000 7,918,000,000 7,884,000,000 7,904,000,000 6,669,000,000 6,654,000,000 6,591,000,000 6,635,000,000 4,915,000,000 4,961,000,000 4,950,000,000 4,968,000,000  4,947,000,000 3,964,000,000 3,389,000,000 2,889,000,000 
        separate account liabilities
      54,423,000,000 55,376,000,000 56,098,000,000 51,606,000,000 55,119,000,000 57,251,000,000 54,066,000,000 51,072,000,000 61,269,000,000 149,089,000,000 153,330,000,000 148,339,000,000 150,165,000,000 150,851,000,000 162,911,000,000 162,046,000,000 161,287,000,000 156,479,000,000 
        separate account collateral liabilities under securities lending agreements
      5,030,000,000 3,998,000,000 4,558,000,000 4,740,000,000 5,811,000,000 6,465,000,000 5,765,000,000 5,867,000,000 7,279,000,000 27,792,000,000 29,839,000,000 30,723,000,000 30,389,000,000 31,336,000,000 32,437,000,000 35,367,000,000 33,654,000,000 20,966,000,000 
        deferred income tax liabilities
      3,405,000,000 3,456,000,000 3,506,000,000 3,448,000,000 3,439,000,000 3,443,000,000 3,381,000,000 2,695,000,000 2,801,000,000 4,840,000,000 4,832,000,000 4,899,000,000 4,937,000,000 4,851,000,000 4,999,000,000 5,077,000,000 4,989,000,000 5,056,000,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      1,821,000,000 1,772,000,000 1,784,000,000 1,780,000,000 1,814,000,000 1,823,000,000 1,835,000,000 1,773,000,000 1,815,000,000          
        other liabilities
      5,689,000,000 5,275,000,000 4,474,000,000 5,483,000,000 6,131,000,000 4,485,000,000 3,576,000,000 5,967,000,000 5,130,000,000 1,007,000,000 1,109,000,000 1,125,000,000 1,269,000,000 177,000,000 192,000,000 182,000,000 245,000,000 167,000,000 
        total liabilities
      83,032,000,000 82,243,000,000 81,971,000,000 77,954,000,000 82,748,000,000 82,333,000,000 78,843,000,000 77,313,000,000 87,661,000,000 190,833,000,000 197,178,000,000 192,900,000,000 193,972,000,000 196,217,000,000 208,878,000,000 215,058,000,000 212,288,000,000 195,528,000,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                        
        temporary equity
                        
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      1,968,000,000 1,850,000,000 1,740,000,000 1,851,000,000 1,546,000,000 1,235,000,000 909,000,000 828,000,000 1,103,000,000 194,000,000 600,000,000 520,000,000 517,000,000 464,000,000 258,000,000 180,000,000 35,000,000 49,000,000 
        permanent equity
                        
        blackrock, inc. stockholders’ equity
                        
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023; shares issued: 172,075,373 at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023; shares outstanding: 148,190,459 and 148,500,074 at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
                        
        additional paid-in capital
      19,771,000,000 19,617,000,000 19,833,000,000 19,687,000,000 19,571,000,000 19,427,000,000 19,772,000,000 19,609,000,000 19,469,000,000 19,337,000,000 19,236,000,000 19,132,000,000 19,027,000,000 19,405,000,000 19,252,000,000 19,126,000,000 19,386,000,000 19,270,000,000 
        retained earnings
      33,858,000,000 33,121,000,000 32,343,000,000 31,711,000,000 30,855,000,000 30,237,000,000 29,876,000,000 29,348,000,000 28,678,000,000 13,660,000,000 13,183,000,000 12,684,000,000 12,271,000,000 12,033,000,000 11,052,000,000 10,597,000,000 10,164,000,000 9,673,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -978,000,000 -933,000,000 -840,000,000 -1,101,000,000 -880,000,000 -975,000,000 -1,101,000,000 -1,472,000,000 -1,091,000,000 -716,000,000 -598,000,000 -560,000,000 -474,000,000 -448,000,000 -339,000,000 -439,000,000 -273,000,000 -169,000,000 
        treasury stock
      -12,551,000,000 -12,082,000,000 -11,991,000,000 -11,672,000,000 -11,340,000,000 -10,979,000,000 -10,805,000,000 -10,325,000,000 -9,969,000,000 -3,185,000,000 -2,919,000,000 -2,690,000,000 -2,432,000,000 -2,489,000,000 -2,191,000,000 -1,927,000,000 -1,894,000,000 -1,657,000,000 
        total blackrock, inc. stockholders’ equity
      40,102,000,000 39,725,000,000 39,347,000,000 38,627,000,000 38,208,000,000 37,712,000,000 37,744,000,000 37,162,000,000 37,089,000,000 29,098,000,000 28,904,000,000 28,568,000,000 28,394,000,000 28,503,000,000 27,776,000,000 27,375,000,000 27,366,000,000 27,106,000,000 
        nonredeemable noncontrolling interests
      169,000,000 170,000,000 153,000,000 153,000,000 142,000,000 118,000,000 132,000,000 127,000,000 113,000,000 52,000,000 57,000,000 67,000,000 75,000,000 77,000,000 96,000,000 89,000,000 104,000,000 114,000,000 
        total permanent equity
      40,271,000,000 39,895,000,000 39,500,000,000 38,780,000,000 38,350,000,000 37,830,000,000 37,876,000,000 37,289,000,000 37,202,000,000 29,150,000,000 28,961,000,000 28,635,000,000 28,469,000,000 28,580,000,000 27,872,000,000 27,476,000,000 27,485,000,000 27,235,000,000 
        total liabilities, temporary equity and permanent equity
      125,271,000,000 123,988,000,000 123,211,000,000 118,585,000,000 122,644,000,000 121,398,000,000 117,628,000,000 115,430,000,000 125,966,000,000 220,177,000,000 226,739,000,000 222,055,000,000 222,958,000,000 225,261,000,000 237,008,000,000 242,714,000,000 239,808,000,000 222,812,000,000 
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023; shares issued: 172,075,373 at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023; shares outstanding: 148,759,510 and 148,500,074 at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at december 31, 2023 and 2022; shares issued: 172,075,373 at december 31, 2023 and 2022; shares outstanding: 148,500,074 and 149,756,492 at december 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022; shares issued: 172,075,373 at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022; shares outstanding: 148,942,746 and 149,756,492 at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022; shares issued: 172,075,373 at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022; shares outstanding: 149,373,266 and 149,756,492 at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022; shares issued: 172,075,373 at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022; shares outstanding: 149,904,546 and 149,756,492 at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at december 31, 2022 and 2021; shares issued: 172,075,373 at december 31, 2022 and 2021; shares outstanding: 149,756,492 and 151,684,491 at december 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021; shares issued: 172,075,373 at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021; shares outstanding: 150,461,863 and 151,684,491 at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021; shares issued: 172,075,373 at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021; shares outstanding: 150,966,457 and 151,684,491 at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021, respectively
                        
        assets of consolidated variable interest entities:
                        
        liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities
               216,000,000 272,000,000 185,000,000 187,000,000      
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at december 31, 2016 and 2015; shares issued: 171,252,185 at december 31, 2016 and 2015; shares outstanding: 161,534,443 and 163,461,064 at december 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively;
                        
        series b nonvoting participating preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                        
        shares authorized: 150,000,000 at december 31, 2016 and 2015; shares issued and outstanding: 823,188 at december 31, 2016 and 2015;
                        
        series c nonvoting participating preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                        
        shares authorized: 6,000,000 at december 31, 2016 and 2015; shares issued and outstanding: 763,660 at december 31, 2016 and 1,311,887 at december 31, 2015
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015;
                        
        shares issued: 171,252,185 at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015;
                        
        shares outstanding: 162,271,222 and 163,461,064 at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                        
        preferred stock
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015;
                        
        shares issued: 171,252,185 at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015;
                        
        shares outstanding: 162,876,449 and 163,461,064 at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015;
                        
        shares issued: 171,252,185 at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015;
                        
        shares outstanding: 163,587,221 and 163,461,064 at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015, respectively
                        
        liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities:
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at december 31, 2015 and 2014; shares issued: 171,252,185 at december 31, 2015 and 2014; shares outstanding: 163,461,064 and 164,786,788 at december 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively;
                        
        shares authorized: 150,000,000 at december 31, 2015 and 2014; shares issued and outstanding: 823,188 at december 31, 2015 and 2014;
                        
        shares authorized: 6,000,000 at december 31, 2015 and 2014; shares issued and outstanding: 1,311,887 at december 31, 2015 and 2014
                        
        appropriated retained earnings
                     16,000,000 -19,000,000 -13,000,000 
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014;
                        
        shares issued: 171,252,185 at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014;
                        
        shares outstanding: 164,244,192 and 164,786,788 at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                        
        bank loans, other investments and other assets
                     3,895,000,000 3,352,000,000 2,883,000,000 
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014;
                        
        shares issued: 171,252,185 at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014;
                        
        shares outstanding: 164,949,507 and 164,786,788 at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014, respectively
                        
        nonredeemable noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities
                     12,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at december 31, 2014 and 2013; shares issued: 171,252,185 at december 31, 2014 and 2013; shares outstanding: 164,786,788 and 166,589,688 at december 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively;
                        
        shares authorized: 150,000,000 at december 31, 2014 and 2013; shares issued and outstanding: 823,188 at december 31, 2014 and 2013;
                        
        shares authorized: 6,000,000 at december 31, 2014 and 2013; shares issued and outstanding: 1,311,887 at december 31, 2014 and 2013
                        
        shares authorized: 500,000,000 at september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013;
                        
        shares issued: 171,252,185 at september, 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013;
                        
        shares outstanding: 165,475,182 and 166,589,688 at september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013, respectively
                        
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 
                       
          operating activities
                       
          net income
        1,537,000,000 1,623,000,000 1,489,000,000 1,595,000,000 1,423,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,307,000,000 1,361,000,000 851,000,000 877,000,000 795,000,000 647,000,000 791,000,000 860,000,000 806,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                       
          depreciation and amortization
        108,000,000 111,000,000 111,000,000 108,000,000 102,000,000 106,000,000 110,000,000 109,000,000 58,000,000 57,000,000 58,000,000 56,000,000 65,000,000 63,000,000 63,000,000 
          noncash lease expense
        32,000,000 32,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 34,000,000 43,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000        
          stock-based compensation
        179,000,000 176,000,000 161,000,000 146,000,000 158,000,000 165,000,000 172,000,000 160,000,000 113,000,000 119,000,000 117,000,000 172,000,000 126,000,000 143,000,000 117,000,000 
          deferred income tax expense
        -39,000,000 -41,000,000 83,000,000 -17,000,000 5,000,000 53,000,000 706,000,000 -116,000,000 -8,000,000 -61,000,000 -43,000,000 98,000,000  87,000,000 -73,000,000 
          other investment
                       
          net losses within cips
        -66,000,000 -104,000,000 -264,000,000 51,000,000            
          net (purchases) proceeds within cips
        -463,000,000 -989,000,000 -393,000,000 -440,000,000 -470,000,000 -477,000,000 -386,000,000 -214,000,000        
          losses from equity method investees
        -44,000,000 -48,000,000 -74,000,000 -113,000,000            
          distributions of earnings from equity method investees
        18,000,000 8,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 23,000,000 -5,000,000 15,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000 9,000,000 13,000,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
          accounts receivable
        -27,000,000 -73,000,000 21,000,000 -135,000,000 -202,000,000 -270,000,000 162,000,000 38,000,000 250,000,000 288,000,000 -354,000,000 -270,000,000 497,000,000 -750,000,000 504,000,000 
          investments, trading
        -31,000,000 -9,000,000 20,000,000 40,000,000 10,000,000 2,000,000 -21,000,000 102,000,000 -171,000,000 -56,000,000 -137,000,000 -85,000,000 -89,000,000 -336,000,000 -227,000,000 
          other assets
        -268,000,000 -796,000,000 1,084,000,000 927,000,000 -1,641,000,000 -696,000,000 2,107,000,000 -1,049,000,000 -16,000,000 43,000,000 -99,000,000 -58,000,000 -200,000,000 -91,000,000 138,000,000 
          accrued compensation and benefits
        391,000,000 -1,339,000,000 624,000,000 396,000,000 368,000,000 -1,243,000,000 571,000,000 300,000,000 398,000,000 419,000,000 393,000,000 -1,296,000,000 456,000,000 -1,188,000,000 373,000,000 
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        -100,000,000 196,000,000 41,000,000 43,000,000 -19,000,000 -91,000,000 -274,000,000 241,000,000 -258,000,000 -256,000,000 239,000,000 326,000,000 -421,000,000 654,000,000 -542,000,000 
          other liabilities
        173,000,000 869,000,000 -957,000,000 -1,070,000,000 1,437,000,000 965,000,000 -2,364,000,000 949,000,000 -70,000,000 -4,000,000 -225,000,000 246,000,000 13,000,000 90,000,000 -23,000,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        1,365,000,000 -408,000,000 1,998,000,000 1,576,000,000            
          capital expenditures
        -7,000,000 -64,000,000 -124,000,000 -78,000,000            
          free cash flows
        1,358,000,000 -472,000,000 1,874,000,000 1,498,000,000            
          investing activities
                       
          purchases of investments
        -193,000,000 -324,000,000 -165,000,000 -97,000,000 -266,000,000 -318,000,000 -308,000,000 -133,000,000 -85,000,000 -223,000,000 -14,000,000 -55,000,000 -61,000,000 -101,000,000 -65,000,000 
          proceeds from sales and maturities of investments
        310,000,000 210,000,000 130,000,000 91,000,000 37,000,000 142,000,000 52,000,000 73,000,000 163,000,000 18,000,000 64,000,000 133,000,000 162,000,000 152,000,000 150,000,000 
          distributions of capital from equity method investees
        155,000,000 162,000,000 20,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 11,000,000 25,000,000 8,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 6,000,000 37,000,000 9,000,000 13,000,000 
          net consolidations (deconsolidations) of sponsored investment funds
        -28,000,000 -6,000,000 -47,000,000 -6,000,000 27,000,000 -37,000,000 -43,000,000 -54,000,000 -12,000,000 -8,000,000 -108,000,000 27,000,000 -90,000,000 
          acquisition, net of cash acquired
                       
          purchases of property and equipment
        -7,000,000 -64,000,000 -124,000,000 -78,000,000 -61,000,000 -81,000,000 -134,000,000 -136,000,000 -31,000,000 -21,000,000 -37,000,000 -30,000,000 -36,000,000 -98,000,000 -26,000,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        163,000,000 -22,000,000 -186,000,000 -270,000,000            
          financing activities
                       
          repayments of long-term borrowings
        -1,000,000,000            
          proceeds from long-term borrowings
        2,979,000,000           
          cash dividends paid
        -758,000,000 -795,000,000 -743,000,000 -748,000,000 -748,000,000 -796,000,000 -731,000,000 -736,000,000 -374,000,000 -376,000,000 -376,000,000 -419,000,000 -364,000,000 -389,000,000 -322,000,000 
          proceeds from stock options exercised
        19,000,000 144,000,000 44,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000         
          repurchases of common stock
        -519,000,000 -634,000,000 -384,000,000 -396,000,000 -383,000,000 -721,000,000 -505,000,000 -384,000,000 -281,000,000 -277,000,000 -279,000,000 -562,000,000 -279,000,000 -498,000,000 -256,000,000 
          net proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings by cips
        86,000,000 -14,000,000 -21,000,000 -15,000,000 -4,000,000 -19,000,000          
          net subscriptions received/(redemptions/distributions paid) from noncontrolling interest holders
        525,000,000 430,000,000  392,000,000 335,000,000 305,000,000          
          other financing activities
        6,000,000 -15,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 -7,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        -641,000,000 1,095,000,000 -503,000,000 -735,000,000            
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -33,000,000 -27,000,000 111,000,000 -89,000,000 46,000,000 38,000,000 188,000,000 -186,000,000        
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        854,000,000 638,000,000 1,420,000,000 482,000,000            
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
        8,753,000,000  7,433,000,000         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
        854,000,000 9,391,000,000  482,000,000 1,190,000,000 5,661,000,000  316,000,000        
          supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing transactions:
                       
          issuance of common stock
        25,000,000 392,000,000 15,000,000 30,000,000 14,000,000 510,000,000 9,000,000 20,000,000 13,000,000 24,000,000 14,000,000 616,000,000 12,000,000 458,000,000 14,000,000 
          increase in noncontrolling interests due to net consolidation (deconsolidation) of sponsored investment funds
        -450,000,000 -353,000,000 -820,000,000 -67,000,000 -57,000,000 -5,000,000  -290,000,000 -558,000,000 -187,000,000 -394,000,000 -300,000,000 -57,000,000 18,000,000 -15,000,000 
          other investment gains
         -24,000,000     8,000,000         
          contingent consideration fair value adjustments
                       
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                       
          net (redemptions/distributions paid)/subscriptions received from noncontrolling interest holders
                147,000,000 255,000,000 383,000,000 361,000,000    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year
                       
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year
                       
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                       
          cash paid for:
                       
          interest
                54,000,000 40,000,000 64,000,000 40,000,000 59,000,000 40,000,000 76,000,000 
          income taxes
                455,000,000 271,000,000 532,000,000 107,000,000 575,000,000 133,000,000 235,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:
                       
          net (gains) losses within cips
             -88,000,000 -110,000,000 122,000,000        
          (earnings) losses from equity method investees
             -40,000,000 -83,000,000 -3,000,000 -42,000,000 -35,000,000 -33,000,000 -3,000,000 -18,000,000 -33,000,000 -25,000,000 
          net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
             -394,000,000 1,973,000,000 1,760,000,000        
          net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
             -222,000,000 -416,000,000 -214,000,000        
          net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
             -1,194,000,000 -1,126,000,000 -1,044,000,000        
          net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
             -1,772,000,000 619,000,000 316,000,000        
          charitable contribution
                       
          gain related to the charitable contribution
                       
          charitable contribution of an investment
                       
          increase/(decrease) in noncontrolling interests due to net consolidation (deconsolidation) of sponsored investment funds
                       
          net contributions (redemptions/distributions) - noncontrolling interest holders
               74,000,000        
          cash flows from operating activities
                1,192,000,000 1,060,000,000 467,000,000 -565,000,000 986,000,000 -490,000,000 1,271,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:
                       
          amortization of deferred sales commissions
                7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 
          other gains
                    -40,000,000  
          net (gains) losses on nontrading investments
                  -2,000,000 3,000,000 -13,000,000 19,000,000 16,000,000 
          purchases of investments within consolidated sponsored investment funds
                    4,000,000 -5,000,000 -9,000,000 
          proceeds from sales and maturities of investments within consolidated sponsored investment funds
                    -17,000,000 18,000,000 24,000,000 
          assets and liabilities of consolidated vies:
                       
          change in cash and cash equivalents
                8,000,000 -2,000,000 -79,000,000 -46,000,000 -223,000,000 209,000,000 158,000,000 
          net (gains) losses within consolidated vies
                18,000,000 -19,000,000 -13,000,000 -2,000,000 19,000,000 -35,000,000 6,000,000 
          net (purchases) proceeds within consolidated vies
                39,000,000 -321,000,000 -161,000,000 -373,000,000 55,000,000 -177,000,000  
          other adjustments
                      -2,000,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                55,000,000 -269,000,000 -20,000,000 46,000,000 -6,000,000 -99,000,000 -18,000,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                -505,000,000 -370,000,000 -263,000,000 -547,000,000 -443,000,000 -748,000,000 -1,592,000,000 
          net proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings by consolidated vies
                     -29,000,000 -24,000,000 
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                1,000,000 9,000,000 2,000,000 70,000,000 12,000,000 55,000,000 13,000,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                -105,000,000 -32,000,000 -100,000,000 -36,000,000 77,000,000 -93,000,000 -87,000,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                637,000,000 389,000,000 84,000,000 -1,102,000,000 614,000,000 -1,430,000,000 -426,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                       
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                       
          interest on borrowings of consolidated vies
                     30,000,000 30,000,000 
          pnc preferred stock capital contribution
                172,000,000    
          increase in borrowings due to consolidation/deconsolidation of vies
                       
          acquisitions
                      
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                 6,083,000,000 5,723,000,000  
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                 389,000,000 84,000,000 4,981,000,000 614,000,000 4,293,000,000  
          gain related to pennymac initial public offering
                       
          repayments of short-term borrowings
                       
          acquisition
                    -88,000,000  
          net (redemptions/distributions paid) / subscriptions received from noncontrolling interests holders
                    123,000,000 106,000,000  
          increase in borrowings due to deconsolidation of vies
                       
          increase in borrowings due to consolidation of vies
                     603,000,000  
          net (purchases) proceeds and distributions within consolidated vies