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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Deposits (Details)

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Deposits (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Time Deposits, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Due in 2013	$ 110,157
Due in 2014	9,221
Due in 2015	2,377
Due in 2016	1,435
Due in 2017	1,119
Thereafter	2,671
Total Time Deposits	126,980
Time deposits of $100 thousand or more
U.S. certificates of deposit and other time deposits	41,923	50,800
Non-U.S. certificates of deposit and other time deposits	29,122	34,000
U.S. [Member]
Time Deposits, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Due in 2013	80,720
Due in 2014	8,356
Due in 2015	2,319
Due in 2016	1,407
Due in 2017	1,116
Thereafter	2,671
Total Time Deposits	96,589
Time deposits of $100 thousand or more
Three Months or Less	16,140
Over Three Months to Twelve Months	19,349
Thereafter	6,434
Foreign [Member]
Time Deposits, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Due in 2013	29,437
Due in 2014	865
Due in 2015	58
Due in 2016	28
Due in 2017	3
Thereafter	0
Total Time Deposits	30,391
Time deposits of $100 thousand or more
Three Months or Less	27,995
Over Three Months to Twelve Months	927
Thereafter	$ 200

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Amount of time deposits maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Time deposits include, but are not limited to, certificates of deposits, individual retirement accounts and open accounts.

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