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

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Change in Accumulated OCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 265,637	$ 271,408	$ 264,810	$ 265,325
Net change	184	1,860	5,655	6,594
Ending balance	268,850	268,387	268,850	268,387
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(1,162)	(7,477)	(6,633)	(12,211)
Net change			5,655	6,594
Ending balance	(978)	(5,617)	(978)	(5,617)
Debt Securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			323	(5,552)
Net change			4,794	6,231
Ending balance	5,117	679	5,117	679
Debit Valuation Adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(1,494)	(531)
Net change			(5)	(272)
Ending balance	(1,499)	(803)	(1,499)	(803)
Derivatives
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(400)	(1,016)
Net change			808	651
Ending balance	408	(365)	408	(365)
Employee Benefit Plans
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(4,168)	(4,304)
Net change			144	83
Ending balance	(4,024)	(4,221)	(4,024)	(4,221)
Foreign Currency
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			(894)	(808)
Net change			(86)	(99)
Ending balance	$ (980)	$ (907)	$ (980)	$ (907)