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Derivatives - Credit-related Contingent Features and Collateral (Details)

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Derivatives - Credit-related Contingent Features and Collateral (Details) (USD $)
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]    
Collateral Held, Cash and Securities $ 69,500,000,000 $ 74,400,000,000
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value 52,200,000,000 56,100,000,000
Collateral Not Yet Posted Aggregate Fair Value 1,300,000,000  
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral 33,100,000,000 32,800,000,000
Unilateral Derivative Termination Contract [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value 33,000,000  
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral 97,000,000  
Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Collateral Not Yet Posted Aggregate Fair Value 625,000,000  
Rating Agency Downgrade By One Notch [Member] | Unilateral Derivative Termination Contract For Rating Downgrade of Long-Term Senior Debt [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value 1,158,000,000  
Derivative Liability, Incremental Increase, Offset Against Collateral 1,403,000,000  
Rating Agency Downgrade By One Notch [Member] | Bank of America Corporation [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Additional Collateral Required to be Posted Upon Downgrade 1,119,000,000  
Rating Agency Downgrade By One Notch [Member] | Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Additional Collateral Required to be Posted Upon Downgrade 778,000,000 [1]  
Rating Agency Downgrade by Two Notches [Member] | Unilateral Derivative Termination Contract For Rating Downgrade of Long-Term Senior Debt [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value 1,914,000,000  
Derivative Liability, Incremental Increase, Offset Against Collateral 2,379,000,000  
Rating Agency Downgrade by Two Notches [Member] | Bank of America Corporation [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Additional Collateral Required to be Posted Upon Downgrade 3,275,000,000  
Rating Agency Downgrade by Two Notches [Member] | Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Additional Collateral Required to be Posted Upon Downgrade $ 2,218,000,000 [1]  
[1] (1) Included in Bank of America Corporation collateral requirements in this table.