Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-term Debt Long-term Debt - Trust and Hybrid Securities Outstanding (Details)

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Long-term Debt Long-term Debt - Trust and Hybrid Securities Outstanding (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Trust Securities [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 8,774
Notes Payable [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 9,260
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.63%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.25% [1]
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Eight [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.00%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.63%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Fifteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.80%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 36
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 7 [1]
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Eight [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 524
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 658
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Fifteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 2
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 37
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 7 [1]
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Eight [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 540
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 678
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Fifteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 2
Nations Bank [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.55%
Nations Bank [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 131
Nations Bank [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 136
Bank America [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.57%
Bank America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 103
Bank America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 106
Barnett [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.625%
Barnett [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 64
Barnett [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 66
Fleet [Member] | Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 1.00%
Fleet [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 79
Fleet [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 82
BankBoston [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.75%
BankBoston [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.60%
BankBoston [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 53
BankBoston [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 102
BankBoston [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 55
BankBoston [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 106
MBNA [Member] | Capital Trust B [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.80%
MBNA [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust B [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 70
MBNA [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust B [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 73
Countrywide [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 8.05%
Countrywide [Member] | Capital Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.75%
Countrywide [Member] | Capital Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.00%
Countrywide [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 200
Countrywide [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 500
Countrywide [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,495
Countrywide [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 206
Countrywide [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 515
Countrywide [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,496
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.375%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.00%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.12%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 7.28%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Capital Trust One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.45%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.45%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 750
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 750
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 400
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 850
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,050
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 950
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 751
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 901
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 480
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,021
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross 1,051
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 951
[1] Notes are denominated in British Pound. Presentation currency is U.S. Dollar.