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

Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - TDRs Entering Payment Default That Were Modified During the Preceding 12 Months (Details) - Consumer real estate $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) payment	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Number of missing payments causing default \| payment	3
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 201	$ 368	$ 726
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	26	39	81
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	88	158	138
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	30	64	116
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings entering payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 57	$ 107	$ 391