Bank of America Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Derivatives - Narrative (Details)

v2.4.1.9

Derivatives - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Derivatives - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (4,320,000,000)	$ (8,457,000,000)	$ (2,797,000,000)	$ (5,437,000,000)
Net losses in AOCI expected to be reclassified	803,000,000
Net losses in AOCI expected to be reclassified, after tax	502,000,000
Credit derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash and securities held as collateral	82,000,000,000	74,400,000,000
Cash and securities collateral posted	67,900,000,000	56,100,000,000
Collateral not yet posted	1,400,000,000
Aggregate fair value of derivative liability	84,000,000
Credit derivatives, Unilateral Termination Option
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash and securities collateral posted	54,000,000
Purchased credit derivatives \| Credit derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Carrying value of written credit derivatives	5,700,000,000	8,100,000,000
Notional amount of written credit derivatives	880,600,000,000	1,000,000,000,000
Bank of America, N.A. \| Credit derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Collateral not yet posted	670,000,000
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (1,661,000,000)	$ (2,277,000,000)	$ (2,869,000,000)	$ (3,785,000,000)

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The aggregate fair value of assets that are not yet posted, at the end of the reporting period, as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features.

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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