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

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Securitizations and Other Variable Interest Entities - First Lien Mortgages (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Consumer Mortgage [Member]
         
In Text Details [Abstract]          
Servicing Fee And Ancillary Fee Income $ 674,000,000 $ 1,100,000,000 $ 2,300,000,000 $ 3,600,000,000  
Servicing Advance 15,500,000,000   15,500,000,000   23,200,000,000
First Lien Mortgages [Member]
         
Table Details [Abstract]          
Gain on Sale of Mortgage Loans 379,000,000 563,000,000 1,700,000,000 1,300,000,000  
In Text Details [Abstract]          
Fair value of securities received in connection with first-lien mortgage securitizations 490,000,000 315,000,000 3,000,000,000 2,500,000,000  
Loans repurchased from investors and securitization trusts 3,100,000,000 2,500,000,000 9,400,000,000 5,200,000,000  
First Lien Mortgages [Member] | Agency Securities [Member]
         
Securitizations Related Information [Abstract]          
Cash proceeds from new securitizations 14,068,000,000 [1] 12,461,000,000 [1] 41,444,000,000 [1] 27,688,000,000 [1]  
Loss on securitizations, net of hedges 36,000,000 [2] (89,000,000) [2] 92,000,000 [2] (151,000,000) [2]  
First Lien Mortgages [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
         
Securitizations Related Information [Abstract]          
Cash proceeds from new securitizations 0 [1] 335,000,000 [1] 208,000,000 [1] 660,000,000 [1]  
Loss on securitizations, net of hedges $ 0 [2] $ 0 [2] $ 0 [2] $ 0 [2]  
[1] The Corporation sells residential mortgage loans to GSEs in the normal course of business and receives MBS in exchange which may then be sold into the market to third-party investors for cash proceeds.
[2] Substantially all of the first-lien residential mortgage loans securitized are initially classified as LHFS and accounted for under the fair value option. As such, gains are recognized on these LHFS prior to securitization. The Corporation recognized $379 million and $1.7 billion of gains, net of hedges, on loans securitized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $563 million and $1.3 billion for the same periods in 2012.