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Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees - Loan Repurchases (Details)

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Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees - Loan Repurchases (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Outstanding Claims By Counterparty $ 19,655,000,000 [1],[2],[3] $ 28,101,000,000 [1],[2],[3]
New Purchase Claims 8,400,000,000  
Loss On Repurchase Or Reimbursement Of Repurchase Claims For First Lien Mortgages And Home Equity Loans From The Investor Or Securitization Trust 1,200,000,000 1,600,000,000
Repurchase Demands Received Excluded from Outstanding Claims 273,000,000  
First-Lien Mortgages [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Unpaid Principal Balance 1,407,000,000 2,015,000,000
Cash Paid for Repurchases 1,167,000,000 1,698,000,000
Loss 532,000,000 814,000,000
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Unpaid Principal Balance 74,000,000 60,000,000
Cash Paid for Repurchases 77,000,000 57,000,000
Loss 77,000,000 33,000,000
Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Loss 609,000,000 847,000,000
Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold [Member] | First-Lien Mortgages [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Unpaid Principal Balance 746,000,000 1,184,000,000
Cash Paid for Repurchases 784,000,000 1,273,000,000
Loss 149,000,000 389,000,000
Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold [Member] | Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Unpaid Principal Balance 0 24,000,000
Cash Paid for Repurchases 0 24,000,000
Loss 0 0
Indemnification Agreement [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Cash Paid for Repurchases 1,244,000,000 1,755,000,000
Indemnification Agreement [Member] | First-Lien Mortgages [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Unpaid Principal Balance 661,000,000 831,000,000
Cash Paid for Repurchases 383,000,000 425,000,000
Loss 383,000,000 425,000,000
Indemnification Agreement [Member] | Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Unpaid Principal Balance 74,000,000 36,000,000
Cash Paid for Repurchases 77,000,000 33,000,000
Loss 77,000,000 33,000,000
Monoline [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
New Purchase Claims 50,000,000  
Whole loan sale, private-label securitizations and other [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Repurchase Demands Received Excluded from Outstanding Claims 900,000,000  
United States Government Agencies And Sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Outstanding Claims By Counterparty 170,000,000 [1],[3] 13,437,000,000 [1],[3]
Whole loan sale, private-label securitizations and other [Member]
   
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Outstanding Claims By Counterparty $ 17,953,000,000 [1],[2],[3] $ 12,222,000,000 [1],[2],[3]
[1] At December 31, 2013 and 2012, unresolved repurchase claims did not include repurchase demands of $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion where the Corporation believes the claimants have not satisfied the contractual thresholds as noted on page 210.
[2] Includes $13.8 billion and $11.7 billion of claims based on individual file reviews and $4.1 billion and $519 million of claims submitted without individual file reviews at December 31, 2013 and 2012.
[3] The total notional amount of unresolved repurchase claims does not include any repurchase claims related to the trusts covered by the BNY Mellon Settlement.