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 - Commercial Loans TDRs (Details)

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Outstanding Loans and Leases - Commercial Loans TDRs (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Threshold period past due for nonperforming status of financing receivables	90 days
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 390	$ 772
Carrying Value	370	605
Net Charge-offs	3	2
Threshold period past due for nonperforming status of financing receivables	90 days
Commercial \| U.S. Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	346	443
Carrying Value	327	276
Net Charge-offs	3	2
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	110	95
Commercial \| Non United States
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	8	58
Carrying Value	8	58
Net Charge-offs	0	0
Commercial \| Commercial Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	34	269
Carrying Value	33	269
Net Charge-offs	0	0
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	60	121
Commercial \| Small Business Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2	2
Carrying Value	2	2
Net Charge-offs	$ 0	$ 0

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