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Parent Company Information - Balance Sheet (Details)

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Parent Company Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Assets        
Cash held at bank subsidiaries $ 177,404 $ 157,434 $ 147,738 $ 159,353
Securities 441,753 440,130    
All other assets 116,320 135,043    
Total assets 2,354,507 2,281,234    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 165,078 152,123    
Long-term debt 229,340 227,402    
Total liabilities 2,089,182 2,014,088    
Shareholders’ equity 265,325 267,146 266,195 255,615
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 2,354,507 2,281,234    
Bank of America Corporation        
Assets        
Cash held at bank subsidiaries 5,141 4,747 $ 20,248 $ 98,024
Securities 628 596    
All other assets 14,696 14,554    
Total assets 471,011 473,085    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 8,828 10,286    
Long-term debt 183,208 185,953    
Total liabilities 205,686 205,939    
Shareholders’ equity 265,325 267,146    
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 471,011 473,085    
Third party cash held 389 193    
Bank of America Corporation | Bank Holding Companies and Related Subsidiaries        
Assets        
Receivables from subsidiaries 152,905 146,566    
Investments in subsidiaries 293,045 296,506    
Bank of America Corporation | Banks and Related Subsidiaries        
Assets        
Receivables from subsidiaries 195 146    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Payables to subsidiaries 349 359    
Bank of America Corporation | Nonbank Companies and Related Subsidiaries        
Assets        
Receivables from subsidiaries 969 4,745    
Investments in subsidiaries 3,432 5,225    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Payables to subsidiaries $ 13,301 $ 9,341