Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Employee Incentive Plans - Stock Appreciation Rights and Non-qualified Stock Options (Details)

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Employee Incentive Plans - Stock Appreciation Rights and Non-qualified Stock Options (Details) (Long-term Incentive Compensation Plan, USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Long-term Incentive Compensation Plan
  
Stock Appreciation Rights and Non-Qualified Options Activity [Roll Forward]  
Outstanding, end of 2011 (shares) 60,178,703
Granted — 2012 (shares) 0
Exercised (shares) 0
Forfeited (shares) (27,547,959)
Transfers in (shares) 1,200,194 [1]
Transfers out (shares) (443,953) [1]
Outstanding, end of 2012 (shares) 33,386,985
Exercisable, end of 2012 (shares) 33,385,945
Stock Appreciation Rights and Non-qualified Options Activity, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]  
Outstanding, end of 2011 (dollars per share) $ 54.53
Granted — 2012 (dollars per share) $ 0.00
Exercised (dollars per share) $ 0.00
Forfeited (dollars per share) $ 59.90
Transfers in (dollars per share) $ 45.57 [1]
Transfers out (dollars per share) $ 48.42 [1]
Outstanding, end of 2012 (dollars oer share) $ 49.86
Exercisable, end of 2012 (dollars per share) $ 49.86
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options outstanding 2 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term for exercisable options 2 years 3 months 18 days
[1] Transfers in and transfers out resulted from employee transfers to and from Merrill Lynch and non-Merrill Lynch subsidiaries of Bank of America.