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Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities - First Lien Mortgages VIE (Details)

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Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities - First Lien Mortgages VIE (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2012
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
trust
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Apr. 14, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
trust
Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Home Equity Line of Credit [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Agency Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Prime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Subprime Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Alt-A Loan [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Subordinate Securities [Member]
Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
Apr. 14, 2011
Assured Guaranty [Member]
First Mortgage [Member]
trust
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]                                                                                                            
Unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans eligible for repurchase $ 12,100,000,000 $ 11,000,000,000                                                                                                        
Principal amount that would be payable to the securitization vehicles (12,100,000,000) (11,000,000,000)                                                                                                        
Maximum loss exposure         8,711,000,000 [1] 10,235,000,000 [1] 6,707,000,000 [1] 7,563,000,000 [1] 28,591,000,000 [2] 37,519,000,000 [2] 2,038,000,000 [2] 2,375,000,000 [2] 410,000,000 [2] 289,000,000 [2] 367,000,000 [2] 506,000,000 [2] 702,000,000 [2] 981,000,000 [2]       2,004,000,000 [1] 2,672,000,000 [1] 46,959,000,000 [2] 50,648,000,000 [2] 104,000,000 [2] 450,000,000 [2] 390,000,000 [2] 419,000,000 [2] 0 [2] 0 [2] 0 [2] 0 [2]                                          
On Balance Sheet Assets [Abstract]                                                                                                            
Trading account assets         8,000,000 5,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000                           0 0                     619,000,000 [3] 8,744,000,000 [3] 16,000,000 [3] 94,000,000 [3] 14,000,000 [3] 3,000,000 [3] 0 [3] 343,000,000 [3] 12,000,000 [3] 21,000,000 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3] 3,000,000 [3] 30,000,000 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3] 13,000,000 [3] 3,000,000 [3]  
AFS Debt Securities 286,906,000,000 276,151,000,000     14,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000                           0 0                     25,492,000,000 [3] 28,775,000,000 [3] 1,388,000,000 [3] 2,001,000,000 [3] 210,000,000 [3] 174,000,000 [3] 128,000,000 [3] 163,000,000 [3] 581,000,000 [3] 846,000,000 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3] 21,000,000 [3] 26,000,000 [3] 9,000,000 [3] 30,000,000 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3] 0 [3]  
Residual interests held                 0 0 18,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 0 0 40,000,000 43,000,000                                                                        
Other Assets 164,605,000,000 145,686,000,000             2,480,000,000 [4] 0 [4] 64,000,000 [4] 0 [4] 1,000,000 [4] 0 [4] 239,000,000 [4] 0 [4] 0 [4] 0 [4] 4,654,000,000 4,769,000,000       972,000,000 495,000,000 10,000,000 63,000,000 91,000,000 59,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
Total assets 2,209,974,000,000 [5] 2,129,046,000,000 [5]     2,026,000,000 2,690,000,000 22,000,000 18,000,000 28,591,000,000 37,519,000,000 1,507,000,000 2,129,000,000 246,000,000 246,000,000 367,000,000 506,000,000 646,000,000 913,000,000 134,431,000,000 151,761,000,000   2,004,000,000 2,672,000,000 46,959,000,000 50,648,000,000 293,000,000 1,361,000,000 1,727,000,000 1,573,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
Principal balance outstanding         14,841,000,000 17,397,000,000 12,644,000,000 14,422,000,000 797,315,000,000 [6] 1,198,766,000,000 [6] 45,819,000,000 [6] 61,207,000,000 [6] 53,822,000,000 [6] 73,949,000,000 [6] 71,990,000,000 [6] 101,622,000,000 [6] 56,733,000,000 [6] 76,645,000,000 [6]       2,197,000,000 2,975,000,000                                                              
Loans and leases 907,819,000,000 926,200,000,000     2,197,000,000 2,975,000,000 0 0                     123,227,000,000 140,194,000,000   2,197,000,000 2,975,000,000 45,991,000,000 50,159,000,000 283,000,000 1,298,000,000 722,000,000 892,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (24,179,000,000) (33,783,000,000) (41,885,000,000) (47,988,000,000) (193,000,000) (303,000,000) 0 0                     (3,658,000,000) (5,066,000,000)   (193,000,000) (303,000,000) (4,000,000) (6,000,000) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                          
Loans held-for-sale 19,413,000,000 13,762,000,000                                 1,969,000,000 1,635,000,000       0 0 0 0 914,000,000 622,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
On Balance Sheet Liabilities [Abstract]                                                                                                            
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings 30,731,000,000 35,698,000,000                                 3,731,000,000 5,777,000,000       0 0 0 0 741,000,000 650,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
Long-term debt (includes $49,161 and $46,239 measured at fair value) 275,585,000,000 372,265,000,000     2,331,000,000 3,081,000,000 0 0                     34,256,000,000 49,054,000,000   2,331,000,000 3,081,000,000 0 0 212,000,000 1,360,000,000 941,000,000 911,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
Other Liabilities         92,000,000 66,000,000 0 0                     360,000,000 1,116,000,000   92,000,000 66,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 57,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
Liabilities 1,973,018,000,000 1,898,945,000,000     2,423,000,000 3,147,000,000 0 0                     38,347,000,000 55,947,000,000   2,423,000,000 3,147,000,000 0 0 212,000,000 1,360,000,000 1,682,000,000 1,618,000,000 0 0 0 0                                          
In Text Details [Abstract]                                                                                                            
Number Of Trusts Involved In Settlement Agreement                                                                                                           21
Number of Securities, Entity has a Loss Sharing Reinsurance Obligation                                     4   1,200,000,000                                                                  
Total Assets of Securities, Entity has a Loss Sharing Reinsurance Obligation                                     $ 900,000,000                                                                      
[1] For unconsolidated VIEs, the maximum loss exposure includes outstanding trust certificates issued by trusts in rapid amortization, net of recorded reserves, and excludes the liability for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees.
[2] Maximum loss exposure excludes the liability for representations and warranties obligations and corporate guarantees and also excludes servicing advances and MSRs. For more information, see Note 8 – Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees and Note 24 – Mortgage Servicing Rights.
[3] As a holder of these securities, the Corporation receives scheduled principal and interest payments. During 2012 and 2011, there were no OTTI losses recorded on those securities classified as AFS debt securities.
[4] Not included in the table above are all other assets of $12.1 billion and $11.0 billion, representing the unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans eligible for repurchase from unconsolidated residential mortgage securitization vehicles, principally guaranteed by GNMA, and all other liabilities of $12.1 billion and $11.0 billion, representing the principal amount that would be payable to the securitization vehicles if the Corporation were to exercise the repurchase option, at December 31, 2012 and 2011.
[5] Total assets include long-lived assets, which are primarily located in the U.S.
[6] Principal balance outstanding includes loans the Corporation transferred with which the Corporation has continuing involvement, which may include servicing the loans.