Bank of America Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - TDRs Entered into During the Period (Details)

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Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - TDRs Entered into During the Period (Details) (Consumer Real Estate, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 2,137	$ 1,732
Carrying Value	1,824	1,475
Pre-Modification Interest Rate	4.93%	5.02%
Post-Modification Interest Rate	4.74%	4.50%
Net Charge-offs	28	32
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,879	1,532
Carrying Value	1,640	1,335
Pre-Modification Interest Rate	5.04%	5.09%
Post-Modification Interest Rate	4.91%	4.62%
Net Charge-offs	17	17
Principal Forgiveness	159	17
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	258	200
Carrying Value	184	140
Pre-Modification Interest Rate	4.08%	4.50%
Post-Modification Interest Rate	3.55%	3.58%
Net Charge-offs	11	15
Principal Forgiveness	$ 1	$ 0

- Definition

Financing Receivable, Modifications, Post-Modification Interest Rate

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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Unpaid Principal Balance

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Financing Receivable, Modifications, Pre-Modification Interest Rate

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- Definition

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- Definition

Post-modification amount of investment in financing receivables modified by troubled debt restructurings.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 33

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Reflects the amount of the write-down related to a troubled debt restructuring.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

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