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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - TDRs Entering Payment Default That Were Modified During the Preceding 12 Months (Details)

Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - TDRs Entering Payment Default That Were Modified During the Preceding 12 Months (Details) (Consumer Real Estate, USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 2,033,000,000	$ 1,331,000,000
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of missing payments causing default	3
Threshold period past due after modification of financing receivable	90 days
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	1,986,000,000	1,326,000,000
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	47,000,000	5,000,000
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	108,000,000	159,000,000
Modifications under government programs \| Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	107,000,000	158,000,000
Modifications under government programs \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	1,000,000	1,000,000
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	52,000,000	272,000,000
Modifications under proprietary programs \| Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	40,000,000	272,000,000
Modifications under proprietary programs \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	12,000,000	0
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	81,000,000	122,000,000
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy \| Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	71,000,000	121,000,000
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	10,000,000	1,000,000
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	1,792,000,000	778,000,000
Loans in which customer did not response with payment to Department of Justice mailings	1,400,000,000
Trial modifications \| Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	1,768,000,000	775,000,000
Trial modifications \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 24,000,000	$ 3,000,000