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 Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - Modification Programs (Details)

Outstanding Loans and Leases Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - Modification Programs (Details) - Consumer Real Estate - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 605	$ 1,579	$ 1,146	$ 2,926
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	47	111	110	312
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	50	93	130	300
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	445	1,227	770	2,032
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	63	148	136	282
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	35	98	84	281
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	16	39	60	119
Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	5	20	17	53
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4	2	6	7
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	3	19	22	84
Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	8	11	20	24
Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	26	15	31	44
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	405	1,294	785	2,479
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	31	106	85	291
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	30	89	63	256
Residential Mortgage \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	300	997	540	1,734
Residential Mortgage \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	44	102	97	198
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	23	95	66	266
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	14	38	32	113
Residential Mortgage \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	5	19	14	50
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	0	0	2
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	18	6	75
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	8	11	19	23
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	9	14	11	18
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	200	285	361	447
Home equity \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	16	5	25	21
Home equity \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	20	4	67	44
Home equity \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	145	230	230	298
Home equity \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	19	46	39	84
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	12	3	18	15
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	1	28	6
Home equity \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	1	3	3
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4	2	6	5
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	1	16	9
Home equity \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	0	1	1
Home equity \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 17	$ 1	$ 20	$ 26