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Long-term Debt - Trust and Hybrid Securities (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Payments for repurchase of trust preferred securities | $ 933us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfTrustPreferredSecurities |
| Subordinated Debentures Subject to Mandatory Redemption | |
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| Extinguishment of debt |
934us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount / us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebenturesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionMember |
| Trust Preferred Securities Subject to Mandatory Redemption | |
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| Financial instruments subject to mandatory redemption, settlement |
$ 934bac_FinancialInstrumentsSubjecttoMandatoryRedemptionSettlementTermsLiquidation / us-gaap_ScheduleOfSharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionBySettlementTermsAxis = us-gaap_TrustPreferredSecuritiesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionMember |
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Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Settlement Terms, Liquidation No definition available.
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Gross amount of debt extinguished. No definition available.
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The cash outflow to reacquire preferred stocks issued by a business trust or other special purpose entity, mainly established by a bank holding entity, to third party investors. The trust's assets are deeply subordinated debentures of the bank holding entity. Most trust preferred securities are subject to a mandatory redemption upon the repayment of the debentures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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