Bank of America Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - TDRs Entering Payment Default That Were Modified During the Preceding 12 Months (Details) - Consumer real estate $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) payment	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of missing payments causing default \| payment	3
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 368	$ 726	$ 1,440
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	39	81	262
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	158	138	196
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	64	116	158
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 107	$ 391	$ 824