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Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees (Details Textuals)

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Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees (Details Textuals) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Jun. 28, 2011
Apr. 14, 2011
Oct. 18, 2010
Covered Trust Origination Period [Line Items]                
Original principal balance of covered trusts     $ 424,000,000,000          
Unpaid principal balance of covered trusts     220,000,000,000          
Provision for representations and warranties and corporate guarantees 14,037,000,000 1,248,000,000 15,050,000,000 1,774,000,000        
Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees (Textuals) [Abstract]                
Percentage of loans underlying outstanding repurchase demands 27.00%   27.00%   25.00%      
Number of institutional investors involved in settlement agreement with BNY Mellon     22          
Cash payment on settlement to the trustee for distribution to the covered trusts     8,500,000,000          
Payment on attorneys fees, costs and expenses in connection with settlement agreement 100,000,000   100,000,000          
Unpaid principle balance of first-lien mortgages associated with the December 31, 2010 agreement with FHLMC excluded from loan repurchases and indemnification payments 1,700,000,000   1,700,000,000   1,700,000,000      
Amount paid to resolve repurchase claims for first-lien mortgages and home equity loans 1,600,000,000 857,000,000 2,100,000,000 1,900,000,000        
Unpaid principle balance of repurchase claims for first-lien mortgages and home equity loans from the investor or securitization trust 1,900,000,000 926,000,000 2,600,000,000 2,100,000,000        
Loss on repurchase or reimbursement of repurchase claims for first-lien mortgages and home equity loans from the investor or securitization trust (1,000,000,000) (487,000,000) (1,400,000,000) (1,200,000,000)        
Payments for assured guaranty settlement 907,000,000              
Contribution to valuation change related to mortgage servicing rights assets from cost associated with additional servicing obligation 400,000,000              
Timeframe to provide final response to repurchase request 90 to 120 days   90 to 120 days          
Timetable to reach a settlement once a breach of representations and warranties is confirmed 60 to 90 days   60 to 90 days          
The percentage of claims that the Corporation initially denied that have been subsequently resolved with monolines     30.00%          
Percentage of claim resolved through repurchase 9.00%   9.00%          
Unpaid principal balance of loans related to unresolved repurchase requests received 0   0          
Repurchase claims 547,000,000   547,000,000          
Unpaid principal balance of loans related to unresolved repurchase requests previously received from monolines that have been reviewed by the corporation 3,500,000,000   3,500,000,000          
Unpaid principal balance of loans related to unresolved repurchase requests previously received from monolines that are in process of review by corporation 3,000,000,000   3,000,000,000          
Unpaid principal balance of loans without repurchase requests     6,100,000,000          
Original collateral exposure of first-lien and second-lien RMBS trusts             35,800,000,000  
Principal at risk of first-lien and second-lien RMBS trusts             20,200,000,000  
Cash payment to assured guaranty, net             1,100,000,000  
Loss sharing reinsurance arrangement to assured guaranty settlement             470,000,000  
Cash payment to assured guaranty, paid 57,000,000   57,000,000       850,000,000  
Estimated cost of Assured Guaranty Settlement agreement for representation and warranties in liabilities 1,600,000,000   1,600,000,000          
Consumer loans and related trust debt included in balance sheet as a result of Assured Guaranty Settlement agreement 5,200,000,000   5,200,000,000          
Agreement reached to resolve repurchase claims for residential mortgage loans sold to GSEs related to legacy countrywide entities         2,800,000,000      
Percentage of the voting rights of outstanding securities required to investigate loans files and demand repurchase of loans     25.00%          
Timetable to bring suit if there is an uncured servicing event of default     60 days          
Original collateral exposure of private-label RMBS securitizations               177,100,000,000
Timeframe as to when extensions were entered into in regards to responding to a letter noting breaches of certain loan servicing obligations     59th day of a 60 day period          
Percentage of loans resolved through repurchase or make-whole payments     16.00%          
Percentage of loans resolved through rescission or payment in full by borrower     50.00%          
Number of private label securitizations in subsidiaries capacity as servicer               115
Extended number of private label securitizations in subsidiaries capacity as servicer               230
New claim demands received from private-label securitization investors     1,700,000,000          
Provision attributable to GSE more than half of the $0 billion   more than half of the $0 billion          
Adjustment to reduce the range of possible loss for the presentation threshold for all private label securitizations     5,000,000,000          
Maximum range on which the possible future loss estimate may be subject to change over existing accruals     7,000,000,000          
Minimum range on which the possible future loss estimate may be subject to change over existing accruals     10,000,000,000          
The time that must pass before a denied claim is considered inactive by the Corporation after no communication with the counterparty     6 months          
Percentage of claim resolved through rescission 1.00%   1.00%          
Number of first and second lien RMBS trusts             29  
Number of first lien RMBS trusts           525 21  
Number of second lien RMBS trusts           5 8  
2004 and 2008 [Member]
               
Covered Trust Origination Period [Line Items]                
Original principal balance of covered trusts     409,000,000,000          
Unpaid principal balance of covered trusts     217,000,000,000          
Bank of New York Mellon [Member]
               
Covered Trust Origination Period [Line Items]                
Provision for representations and warranties and corporate guarantees $ 8,600,000,000