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

Outstanding Loans and Leases and Allowance for Credit Losses - Consumer Real Estate - TDRs Entering Payment Default That Were Modified During the Preceding 12 Months (Details) - Consumer real estate - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 72	$ 40	$ 156	$ 104
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	0	1	0	3
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	63	35	135	80
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	1	1	2	6
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 8	$ 3	$ 19	$ 15