Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings Per Common Share - Dilutive Shares (Details)

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Earnings Per Common Share - Dilutive Shares (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Series T Preferred Stock  
Class of Stock [Line Items]  
Incremental common shares attributable to dilutive effect of conversion of preferred stock 700us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock
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= bac_SeriesTPreferredStockMember
Common Stock  
Class of Stock [Line Items]  
Incremental common shares attributable to dilutive effect of call options and warrants 150us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember