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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - Modification Programs (Details)

Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - Modification Programs (Details) - Consumer real estate - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 1,666	$ 3,430	$ 5,712
Financing receivable, modifications, disposed of or sold	613	1,800	2,000
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1,017	2,655	5,120
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	140	458	757
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	122	418	421
Residential Mortgage \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	597	1,516	3,421
Residential Mortgage \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	158	263	521
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	116	408	643
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	84	191	244
Residential Mortgage \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	24	69	71
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	4	16
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	10	124	66
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	22	46	98
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4	34	40
Home equity lines of credit
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	649	775	592
Home equity lines of credit \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	47	30	75
Home equity lines of credit \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	300	177	146
Home equity lines of credit \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	234	452	182
Home equity lines of credit \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	68	116	189
Home equity lines of credit \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	35	23	56
Home equity lines of credit \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	151	28	22
Home equity lines of credit \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	16	10	2
Home equity lines of credit \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	11	7	18
Home equity lines of credit \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	62	44	75
Home equity lines of credit \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	0	1
Home equity lines of credit \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 71	$ 95	$ 47