Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-term Debt - Trust and Hybrid Securities (Details)

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Long-term Debt - Trust and Hybrid Securities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Finance Subsidiaries, Ownership Percentage 100.00%
Trust Securities [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 9,709
Notes Payable [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 10,194
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 5.63%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 5.25% [1]
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Eight [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 6.00%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 6.63%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Thirteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.40%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Capital Trust Fifteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.80%
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 36
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 9 [1]
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Eight [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 524
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 658
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Fifteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 4
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 37
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 9 [1]
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Eight [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 540
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 678
Bank of America Corporation [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Fifteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 4
Nations Bank [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.55%
Nations Bank [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 133
Nations Bank [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 137
Bank America [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.57%
Bank America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 106
Bank America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 109
Barnett [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.625%
Barnett [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 64
Barnett [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 66
Fleet [Member] | Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 1.00%
Fleet [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 79
Fleet [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 82
BankBoston [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.75%
BankBoston [Member] | Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.60%
BankBoston [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 55
BankBoston [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 102
BankBoston [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 57
BankBoston [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 106
Progress [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 11.45%
Progress [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 3.35%
Progress [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 6
Progress [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 5
Progress [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 6
Progress [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 5
MBNA [Member] | Capital Trust B [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 0.80%
MBNA [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust B [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 70
MBNA [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust B [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 73
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Nine [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Ten [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Twelve [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Series Thirteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 2.75%
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 88
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Nine [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 70
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Ten [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 53
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 27
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Twelve [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 80
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series Thirteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 70
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Six [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 77
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Seven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 88
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Nine [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 70
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Ten [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 53
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Eleven [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 27
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Twelve [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 80
ABN AMRO North America [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series Thirteen [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 70
LaSalle [Member] | Series I [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 1.055%
LaSalle [Member] | Series J [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Variable Rate Basis three-month Libor
Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in bps) 1.055%
LaSalle [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series I [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 36
LaSalle [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Series J [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 27
LaSalle [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series I [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 36
LaSalle [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Series J [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 27
Countrywide [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 8.05%
Countrywide [Member] | Capital Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 6.75%
Countrywide [Member] | Capital Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 7.00%
Countrywide [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 200
Countrywide [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 500
Countrywide [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 1,495
Countrywide [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 206
Countrywide [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 515
Countrywide [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 1,496
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Capital Trust One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 6.45%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 6.45%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 7.375%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 7.00%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 7.12%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Per Annum Interest Rate of the Notes 7.28%
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 1,050
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 950
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 750
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 750
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 400
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Trust Securities [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 850
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust One [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 1,051
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Two [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 951
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 751
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Three [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 901
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Four [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 480
Merrill Lynch [Member] | Notes Payable [Member] | Preferred Capital Trust Five [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Aggregate Principal Amount 1,021
exchange agreement 2012HITS [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Trust Preferred Securities, Carrying Amount 141
shares sold in connection with exchange agreement 1,409
exchange agreement 2012HITS [Member]
 
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Trust Preferred Securities, Carrying Amount 493
shares sold in connection with exchange agreement 4,926
[1] Notes were denominated in British Pound. Presentation currency is U.S. Dollar.