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

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill		$ 69,776,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 69,777,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Global Banking
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill transfered between segments	1,600,000,000
Former Consumer And Business Banking Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill transfered between segments	(1,600,000,000)
Operating Segments \| Consumer Banking
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill		30,123,000,000	30,123,000,000
Operating Segments \| Global Wealth & Investment Management
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill		9,698,000,000	9,698,000,000
Operating Segments \| Global Banking
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill		23,923,000,000	23,923,000,000
Operating Segments \| Global Markets
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill		5,197,000,000	5,197,000,000
Operating Segments \| Legacy Assets & Servicing
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill		0	0
All Other
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill		$ 835,000,000	$ 836,000,000