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Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings - Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Details)

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Federal Funds Sold or Purchased, Securities Financing Agreements and Short-term Borrowings - Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Securities borrowed or purchased under agreements to resell:    
Gross Assets $ 343,394,000,000bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedGross $ 316,567,000,000bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedGross
Amounts Offset (136,686,000,000)bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedLiability (124,744,000,000)bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedLiability
Net Balance Sheet Amount 206,708,000,000bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowed 191,823,000,000bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowed
Financial Instruments (164,058,000,000)bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationtoReturnSecurities (145,573,000,000)bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationtoReturnSecurities
Net Assets 42,650,000,000bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral 46,250,000,000bac_SecuritiesPurchasedunderAgreementstoResellSecuritiesBorrowedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral
Securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase:    
Gross Liabilities 340,431,000,000bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedGross 326,007,000,000bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedGross
Amounts Offset (136,686,000,000)bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedAsset (124,744,000,000)bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedAsset
Net Balance Sheet Amount 203,745,000,000bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoaned 201,263,000,000bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoaned
Financial Instruments (165,035,000,000)bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRighttoReclaimSecurities (164,306,000,000)bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRighttoReclaimSecurities
Net Liabilities 38,710,000,000bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral 36,957,000,000bac_SecuritiesSoldunderAgreementstoRepurchaseSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral
Other:    
Gross Liabilities 12,326,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherGross 11,641,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherGross
Amounts Offset 0bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherAsset 0bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherAsset
Net Balance Sheet Amount 12,326,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOther 11,641,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOther
Financial Instruments (12,326,000,000)bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherCollateralRighttoReclaimSecurities (11,641,000,000)bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherCollateralRighttoReclaimSecurities
Net Liabilities 0bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral 0bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityOtherAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral
Total Securities Financing Agreements Liability:    
Gross Liabilities 352,757,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityGross 337,648,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityGross
Amounts Offset (136,686,000,000)bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityAsset (124,744,000,000)bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityAsset
Net Balance Sheet Amount 216,071,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiability 212,904,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiability
Financial Instruments (177,361,000,000)bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityCollateralRighttoReclaimSecurities (175,947,000,000)bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityCollateralRighttoReclaimSecurities
Net Liabilities 38,710,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityAmountOffsettAgainstCollateral 36,957,000,000bac_SecuritiesFinancingAgreementsLiabilityAmountOffsettAgainstCollateral
Loans and leases repurchased $ 7,700,000,000bac_LoansandLeasesRepurchased $ 5,600,000,000bac_LoansandLeasesRepurchased