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

Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities - Other Variable Interest Entities, Additional Information (Details)

Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities - Other Variable Interest Entities, Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 2,741,688	$ 2,395,892	$ 2,741,688	$ 2,395,892	$ 2,434,079
Consolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total assets	28,616		28,616		44,381
Customer Vehicles
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum loss exposure	2,100		2,100		2,200
Collateralized Debt Obligations
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum loss exposure	245		245		304
Investment Vehicles
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum loss exposure	6,300		6,300		6,400
Investment Vehicles \| Consolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total assets	601		601		104
Investment Vehicles \| Unconsolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total assets	35,100		35,100		32,400
Leveraged Lease Trusts \| Consolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total assets	1,700		1,700		1,700
Tax Credit Vehicles
Investments in Affordable Housing Projects [Abstract]
Unfunded commitments	4,600		$ 4,600		4,300
Unfunded commitment payment period			5 years
Tax credits and other benefits	342	291	$ 610	571
Expected tax benefits recognized, as a percentage			25.00%
Tax Credit Vehicles \| Other income
Investments in Affordable Housing Projects [Abstract]
Pretax income (losses)	(255)	$ 234	$ (527)	$ 482
Tax Credit Vehicles \| Other assets
Investments in Affordable Housing Projects [Abstract]
Investments in affordable housing project investments	10,300		10,300		10,000
Tax Credit Vehicles \| Unconsolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum loss exposure	$ 19,600		$ 19,600		$ 18,900