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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details)

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Long-term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 227,402	$ 227,402	$ 216,823
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments		48,800	51,600
Long-term debt exchanged for senior notes	11,000
Bank of America Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	185,953	185,953	173,375
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments		29,100	30,600
Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	19,831	19,831	16,697
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments		6,400	9,400
Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	21,618	21,618	26,751
Repayments of long-term debt, net of adjustments		13,300	11,600
Consolidated VIEs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 9,873	$ 9,873	$ 10,646
Long Term Debt, Excluding Senior Structured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	3.44%	3.44%	3.80%
Fixed Rate Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	3.87%	3.87%	4.36%
Floating Rate Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	1.49%	1.49%	1.52%
Financial Guarantee
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding, unconditionally guaranteed	$ 2,700	$ 2,700
Credit Card Receivable \| Consolidated VIEs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	8,598	8,598	$ 9,049
Home equity lines of credit \| Consolidated VIEs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	76	76	108
Other Variable Interest Entities and Resecuritization Trusts \| Consolidated VIEs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	1,200	1,200
Foreign Currency - Dominated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 51,800	$ 51,800	$ 44,700

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