Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)

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Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt $ 229,340 $ 227,402
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments 53,300 48,800
Bank of America Corporation    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt 183,208 185,953
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments 29,800 29,100
Subsidiaries    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt 17,096 19,831
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments 12,300 6,400
Subsidiaries | Bank of America, N.A.    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt 29,036 21,618
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments 11,200 $ 13,300
Financial Guarantee    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt outstanding, unconditionally guaranteed $ 3,800  
Long Term Debt, Excluding Senior Structured Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 3.29% 3.44%
Fixed Rate Debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 3.66% 3.87%
Floating Rate Debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 2.26% 1.49%
Consolidated VIEs    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt $ 10,944 $ 9,873
Credit Card Receivable | Consolidated VIEs    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt 10,321 8,598
Other Variable Interest Entities and Resecuritization Trusts | Consolidated VIEs    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt 623  
Foreign Currency - Dominated Debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term debt $ 48,600 $ 51,800