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

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill	$ 69,777,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 69,844,000,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Impairment loss on goodwill	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Operating Segments \| Consumer & Business Banking
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill	31,681,000,000	31,681,000,000
Operating Segments \| Global Wealth & Investment Management
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill	9,698,000,000	9,698,000,000
Operating Segments \| Global Banking
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill	22,377,000,000	22,377,000,000
Operating Segments \| Global Markets
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill	5,197,000,000	5,197,000,000
All Other
Goodwill [Line Items]
Total Goodwill	$ 824,000,000	$ 891,000,000