Bank of America Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Policies)
Notes Tables
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Outstanding Loans and Leases - Nonperforming, Narrative (Details)

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Outstanding Loans and Leases - Nonperforming, Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Threshold period past due for nonperforming status of financing receivables	90 days	90 days
Loans and leases	$ 972,910	$ 946,895
90 Days or More Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans and leases	4,142	5,474
Consumer Portfolio Segment
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans and leases	455,676	447,231
Consumer Portfolio Segment \| 90 Days or More Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans and leases	3,336	$ 4,754
Consumer real estate \| Chapter Seven Bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 671
Nonperforming Financing Receivable \| Chapter Seven Bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Threshold period past due for nonperforming status of financing receivables	90 days
Non-performing troubled debt with no change in repayment terms at time of discharge, current with contractual payments	$ 56
Nonperforming loans discharged more than twelve months prior (greater than)	61.00%
Nonperforming loans discharged more than twenty four months prior (greater than)	50.00%
Nonperforming Financing Receivable \| Chapter Seven Bankruptcy \| 90 Days or More Past Due
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non-performing troubled debt with no change in repayment terms at time of discharge, past due	$ 46
Nonperforming Financing Receivable \| Consumer real estate \| Chapter Seven Bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 112

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