Bank of America Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivatives - Credit Derivatives (Details)

Derivatives - Credit Derivatives (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Total	$ 960,000	$ 981,800
Carrying Value of Credit-Related Notes [Abstract]
Less than One Year	11	7
One to Three Years	512	506
Three to Five Years	649	653
Over Five Years	3,902	4,077
Total	5,074	5,243
Notional Amount of Derivatives, [Abstract]
Less than One Year	228,830	233,784
One to Three Years	503,925	524,286
Three to Five Years	288,631	326,007
Over Five Years	72,866	50,055
Total	1,094,252invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount	1,134,132invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Credit derivatives
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Less than One Year	528	1,104
One to Three Years	2,131	3,068
Three to Five Years	2,495	2,795
Over Five Years	4,746	5,240
Total	9,900	12,207
Swaps \| Credit derivatives \| Written credit derivatives
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Less than One Year	333	1,016
One to Three Years	2,018	2,821
Three to Five Years	2,487	2,793
Over Five Years	4,746	5,240
Total	9,584	11,870
Notional Amount of Derivatives, [Abstract]
Less than One Year	176,939	187,300
One to Three Years	494,240	513,494
Three to Five Years	288,479	322,739
Over Five Years	72,760	49,568
Total	1,032,418	1,073,101
Total return swaps/other \| Credit derivatives \| Written credit derivatives
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Less than One Year	195	88
One to Three Years	113	247
Three to Five Years	8	2
Total	316	337
Notional Amount of Derivatives, [Abstract]
Less than One Year	51,891	46,484
One to Three Years	9,685	10,792
Three to Five Years	152	3,268
Over Five Years	106	487
Total	61,834	61,031
Investment grade
Carrying Value of Credit-Related Notes [Abstract]
Less than One Year	3	2
One to Three Years	361	365
Three to Five Years	583	568
Over Five Years	2,460	2,634
Total	3,407	3,569
Investment grade \| Swaps \| Credit derivatives \| Written credit derivatives
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Less than One Year	27	100
One to Three Years	286	714
Three to Five Years	760	1,455
Over Five Years	688	939
Total	1,761	3,208
Notional Amount of Derivatives, [Abstract]
Less than One Year	125,169	132,974
One to Three Years	323,858	342,914
Three to Five Years	210,676	242,728
Over Five Years	48,022	28,982
Total	707,725	747,598
Investment grade \| Total return swaps/other \| Credit derivatives \| Written credit derivatives
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Less than One Year	26	24
Total	26	24
Notional Amount of Derivatives, [Abstract]
Less than One Year	26,442	22,645
Three to Five Years
Total	26,442	22,645
Non-investment grade
Carrying Value of Credit-Related Notes [Abstract]
Less than One Year	8	5
One to Three Years	151	141
Three to Five Years	66	85
Over Five Years	1,442	1,443
Total	1,667	1,674
Non-investment grade \| Swaps \| Credit derivatives \| Written credit derivatives
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Less than One Year	306	916
One to Three Years	1,732	2,107
Three to Five Years	1,727	1,338
Over Five Years	4,058	4,301
Total	7,823	8,662
Notional Amount of Derivatives, [Abstract]
Less than One Year	51,770	54,326
One to Three Years	170,382	170,580
Three to Five Years	77,803	80,011
Over Five Years	24,738	20,586
Total	324,693	325,503
Non-investment grade \| Total return swaps/other \| Credit derivatives \| Written credit derivatives
Carrying Value of Derivatives [Abstract]
Less than One Year	169	64
One to Three Years	113	247
Three to Five Years	8	2
Total	290	313
Notional Amount of Derivatives, [Abstract]
Less than One Year	25,449	23,839
One to Three Years	9,685	10,792
Three to Five Years	152	3,268
Over Five Years	106	487
Total	$ 35,392	$ 38,386