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Securities - Amortized Cost, Gains and Losses, and Fair Value (Details)

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Securities - Amortized Cost, Gains and Losses, and Fair Value (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
United States Treasury And Agency Securities Member
Dec. 31, 2011
United States Treasury Securities Exceeding Ten Percent Of Consolidated Shareholders Equity [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
United States Treasury Securities Exceeding Ten Percent Of Consolidated Shareholders Equity [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Agency Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Agency Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Non United States Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Non United States Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Debt Obligations [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Other Debt Obligations [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Taxable Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Taxable Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Tax-exempt securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Tax-exempt securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2009
Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2008
Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Equity Securities
Dec. 31, 2010
Equity Securities
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]                                                                      
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost $ 271,172,000,000 $ 336,498,000,000 $ 43,433,000,000 $ 43,433,000,000 $ 49,413,000,000 $ 138,073,000,000 $ 190,409,000,000 $ 44,392,000,000 $ 36,639,000,000 $ 14,948,000,000 [1] $ 23,458,000,000             $ 4,894,000,000 $ 6,167,000,000 $ 4,872,000,000 $ 4,054,000,000 $ 2,993,000,000 $ 5,157,000,000 $ 12,889,000,000 $ 15,514,000,000 $ 266,494,000,000 $ 330,811,000,000 $ 4,678,000,000 $ 5,687,000,000            
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains       242,000,000 604,000,000 4,511,000,000 3,048,000,000 774,000,000 401,000,000 301,000,000 [1] 588,000,000             629,000,000 686,000,000 62,000,000 92,000,000 79,000,000 144,000,000 49,000,000 39,000,000 6,647,000,000 5,602,000,000 15,000,000 32,000,000 6,662,000,000 5,634,000,000     10,000,000 [2] 10,628,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses       (811,000,000) (912,000,000) (21,000,000) (2,240,000,000) (167,000,000) (23,000,000) (482,000,000) [1] (929,000,000)             (1,000,000) (1,000,000) (14,000,000) (7,000,000) (37,000,000) (10,000,000) (60,000,000) (161,000,000) (1,593,000,000) (4,283,000,000) (90,000,000) (222,000,000) (1,683,000,000) (4,505,000,000)     (7,000,000) [2] (13,000,000)
AFS Debt Securities 276,151,000,000 337,627,000,000 42,864,000,000 42,864,000,000 49,105,000,000 142,563,000,000 191,217,000,000 44,999,000,000 37,017,000,000 14,767,000,000 [1] 23,117,000,000             5,522,000,000 6,852,000,000 4,920,000,000 4,139,000,000 3,035,000,000 5,291,000,000 12,878,000,000 15,392,000,000 271,548,000,000 332,130,000,000 4,603,000,000 5,497,000,000            
Held-to-maturity debt securities, Amortized Cost 35,265,000,000 427,000,000                                                                  
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain 181,000,000 [3]                                                                    
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss (4,000,000) [3]                                                                    
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value 35,442,000,000 427,000,000                                                                  
Total Debt Securities Amortized Cost 306,437,000,000 336,925,000,000                                                                  
Total Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gains 6,843,000,000 5,634,000,000                                                                  
Total Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses (1,687,000,000) (4,505,000,000)                                                                  
Debt Securities, Fair Value 311,593,000,000 338,054,000,000                                                                  
Available-for-sale Equity Securities, Amortized Cost Basis                                                                   65,000,000 [2] 8,650,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities                                                                   68,000,000 [2] 19,265,000,000
Table Details [Abstract]                                                                      
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Percent Held by Rating                       89.00% 90.00% 9.00% 8.00% 2.00% 2.00%                                    
In Text Details [Abstract]                                                                      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax 3,100,000,000                                                         3,100,000,000 714,000,000 (628,000,000) (5,956,000,000)    
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Tax 1,900,000,000                                                                    
Nonperforming Debt Securities 140,000,000 44,000,000                                                                  
Gross gains recorded in OCI $ 9,000,000 $ 51,000,000                                                                  
[1] At December 31, 2011 and 2010, includes approximately 89 percent and 90 percent prime bonds, nine percent and eight percent Alt-A bonds and two percent subprime bonds.
[2] Classified in other assets on the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.
[3] Substantially all U.S. agency securities.