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Securities - Amortized Cost, Gains and Losses, and Fair Value (Details)

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Securities - Amortized Cost, Gains and Losses, and Fair Value (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost $ 279,860,000,000 $ 271,172,000,000    
AFS Debt Securities 286,906,000,000 276,151,000,000    
Held-to-maturity debt securities, Amortized Cost 49,481,000,000 35,265,000,000    
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain 815,000,000 181,000,000    
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss (26,000,000) (4,000,000)    
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value 50,270,000,000 35,442,000,000    
Total Debt Securities Amortized Cost 329,341,000,000 306,437,000,000    
Total Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Gains 8,521,000,000 6,843,000,000    
Total Debt Securities Gross Unrealized Losses (686,000,000) (1,687,000,000)    
Debt Securities, Fair Value 337,176,000,000 311,593,000,000    
In Text Details [Abstract]        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax 4,400,000,000      
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Tax 2,600,000,000      
Nonperforming Debt Securities 91,000,000 140,000,000    
Gross gains recorded in OCI 5,000,000 9,000,000 51,000,000  
United States Treasury And Agency Securities Member
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 24,232,000,000      
AFS Debt Securities 24,472,000,000      
United States Treasury Securities Exceeding Ten Percent Of Consolidated Shareholders Equity [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 24,232,000,000 43,433,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 324,000,000 242,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (84,000,000) (811,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 24,472,000,000 42,864,000,000    
Agency Securities [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 183,247,000,000 138,073,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 5,048,000,000 4,511,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (146,000,000) (21,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 188,149,000,000 142,563,000,000    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 36,329,000,000 44,392,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 1,427,000,000 774,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (218,000,000) (167,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 37,538,000,000 44,999,000,000    
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 9,231,000,000 [1] 14,948,000,000 [1]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 391,000,000 [1] 301,000,000 [1]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (128,000,000) [1] (482,000,000) [1]    
AFS Debt Securities 9,494,000,000 [1] 14,767,000,000 [1]    
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Prime Loan [Member]
       
Table Details [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Percent Held by Rating 91.00% 89.00%    
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Alt-A Loan [Member]
       
Table Details [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Percent Held by Rating 6.00% 9.00%    
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Subprime Loan [Member]
       
Table Details [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Percent Held by Rating 3.00% 2.00%    
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 3,576,000,000 4,894,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 348,000,000 629,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 0 (1,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 3,924,000,000 5,522,000,000    
Non United States Securities [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 5,574,000,000 4,872,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 50,000,000 62,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (6,000,000) (14,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 5,618,000,000 4,920,000,000    
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 1,415,000,000 2,993,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 51,000,000 79,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (16,000,000) (37,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 1,450,000,000 3,035,000,000    
Other Debt Obligations [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 12,089,000,000 12,889,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 54,000,000 49,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (15,000,000) (60,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 12,128,000,000 12,878,000,000    
Taxable Securities [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 275,693,000,000 266,494,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 7,693,000,000 6,647,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (613,000,000) (1,593,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 282,773,000,000 271,548,000,000    
Tax-exempt securities [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost 4,167,000,000 4,678,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 13,000,000 15,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (47,000,000) (90,000,000)    
AFS Debt Securities 4,133,000,000 4,603,000,000    
Debt [Member]
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 7,706,000,000 6,662,000,000    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses (660,000,000) (1,683,000,000)    
In Text Details [Abstract]        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax 4,443,000,000 3,100,000,000 714,000,000 (628,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Tax 1,319,000,000 2,594,000,000 1,331,000,000  
Equity Securities
       
Debt and Marketable Equity Securities [Abstract]        
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains 732,000,000 [2] 10,000,000 [2]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses 0 [2] (7,000,000) [2]    
Available-for-sale Equity Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 780,000,000 [2] 65,000,000 [2]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities 1,512,000,000 [2] 68,000,000 [2]    
Common Stock [Member] | China Construction Bank [Member]
       
In Text Details [Abstract]        
Cost Method Investment, Cost Basis 700,000,000 700,000,000    
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure $ 1,400,000,000 $ 1,400,000,000    
[1] At December 31, 2012 and 2011, includes approximately 91 percent and 89 percent prime, six percent and nine percent Alt-A, and three percent and two percent subprime.
[2] Classified in other assets on the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.