Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)

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Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt $ 236,764 $ 243,139  
Repayments of long-term debt 40,365 53,749 $ 65,602
Consolidated VIEs      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 14,073 13,307  
Bank of America Corporation      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 179,402 185,771  
Repayments of long-term debt 27,393 33,854 $ 39,320
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Net of Adjustments 25,270    
Bank of America, N.A.      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 37,554 35,466  
Repayments of long-term debt 6,600 8,900  
Subsidiaries      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 19,808 21,902  
Repayments of long-term debt 8,500 10,900  
Credit Card Receivable | Consolidated VIEs      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 9,600    
Home equity lines of credit | Consolidated VIEs      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 183    
Other Asset-backed Securitizations      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 3,025 1,834  
Other Asset-backed Securitizations | Consolidated VIEs      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt 4,300    
Foreign Currency - Dominated Debt      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt $ 46,400 $ 51,900  
Long Term Debt, Excluding Senior Structured Notes      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 3.80% 3.81%  
Fixed Rate Debt      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 4.61% 4.83%  
Floating Rate Debt      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate 0.96% 0.80%