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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Carrying And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Held-to-maturity debt securities, Amortized Cost	$ 49,481,000,000	$ 35,265,000,000
Deposits	1,105,261,000,000	1,033,041,000,000
Long-term debt (includes $49,161 and $46,239 measured at fair value)	275,585,000,000	372,265,000,000
Carrying Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial Unfunded Lending Commitments	1,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Carrying And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Loans	859,875,000,000	870,520,000,000
Deposits	1,105,261,000,000	1,033,041,000,000
Long-term debt (includes $49,161 and $46,239 measured at fair value)	275,585,000,000	372,265,000,000
Loans Held For Sale	19,413,000,000
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Commercial Unfunded Lending Commitments	4,500,000,000	7,100,000,000
Carrying And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Loans	877,880,000,000	849,685,000,000
Deposits	1,105,669,000,000	1,033,248,000,000
Long-term debt (includes $49,161 and $46,239 measured at fair value)	283,474,000,000	343,211,000,000
Loans Held For Sale	19,408,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Carrying And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Loans	105,119,000,000
Deposits	1,105,669,000,000
Long-term debt (includes $49,161 and $46,239 measured at fair value)	281,173,000,000
Loans Held For Sale	15,087,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Carrying And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Loans	772,761,000,000
Deposits
Long-term debt (includes $49,161 and $46,239 measured at fair value)	2,301,000,000
Loans Held For Sale	$ 4,321,000,000

- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, this item represents investments in debt securities which are categorized as held-to-maturity. The held-to-maturity category is for those securities that the entity has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity.

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- Definition

Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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