Parent Company Information - Income Statement (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
Other income (loss) | $ (29,000,000) | $ (2,034,000,000) | $ 8,215,000,000 | |||||||||
Noninterest expense | 69,214,000,000 | 72,093,000,000 | 80,274,000,000 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit | 4,741,000,000 | (1,116,000,000) | (1,676,000,000) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | 11,431,000,000 | [1] | 4,188,000,000 | [1] | 1,446,000,000 | [1] | ||||||
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders | 10,082,000,000 | 2,760,000,000 | 85,000,000 | |||||||||
Table Details [Abstract] | ||||||||||||
Provision For representations and warranties | 1,300,000,000 | 4,100,000,000 | 6,900,000,000 | |||||||||
Bank of America Corporation [Member]
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
Bank holding companies and related subsidiaries | 8,532,000,000 | 16,213,000,000 | 10,277,000,000 | |||||||||
Nonbank companies and related subsidiaries | 357,000,000 | 542,000,000 | 553,000,000 | |||||||||
Interest from subsidiaries | 2,087,000,000 | 627,000,000 | 869,000,000 | |||||||||
Other income (loss) | 233,000,000 | [2] | (304,000,000) | [2] | 10,603,000,000 | [2] | ||||||
Total Income | 11,209,000,000 | 17,078,000,000 | 22,302,000,000 | |||||||||
Interest on borrowed funds | 6,379,000,000 | 5,376,000,000 | 6,234,000,000 | |||||||||
Noninterest expense | 12,668,000,000 | [3] | 11,643,000,000 | [3] | 11,861,000,000 | [3] | ||||||
Total Expense | 19,047,000,000 | 17,019,000,000 | 18,095,000,000 | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | (7,838,000,000) | 59,000,000 | 4,207,000,000 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit | (7,227,000,000) | (5,883,000,000) | (2,783,000,000) | |||||||||
Income (loss) before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries | (611,000,000) | 5,942,000,000 | 6,990,000,000 | |||||||||
Bank holding companies and related subsidiaries | 14,150,000,000 | 1,072,000,000 | 6,650,000,000 | |||||||||
Nonbank companies and related subsidiaries | (2,108,000,000) | (2,826,000,000) | (12,194,000,000) | |||||||||
Total equity in undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries | 12,042,000,000 | (1,754,000,000) | (5,544,000,000) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | 11,431,000,000 | 4,188,000,000 | 1,446,000,000 | |||||||||
Common Stock [Member] | China Construction Bank [Member]
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Table Details [Abstract] | ||||||||||||
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gains | $ 800,000,000 | $ 6,500,000,000 | ||||||||||
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