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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Outstanding Loans and Leases Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - Modification Programs (Details)

Outstanding Loans and Leases Outstanding Loans and Leases - Consumer Real Estate - Modification Programs (Details) - Consumer Real Estate - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 1,579	$ 1,638	$ 2,926	$ 2,794
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	111	329	312	580
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	93	84	300	276
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1,227	1,011	2,032	1,504
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	148	214	282	434
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	98	273	281	489
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	39	57	119	169
Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	20	5	53	32
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	4	7	21
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	19	18	84	49
Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	11	52	24	70
Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	15	4	44	26
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1,294	1,475	2,479	2,513
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	106	315	291	536
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	89	77	256	255
Residential Mortgage \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	997	917	1,734	1,389
Residential Mortgage \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	102	166	198	333
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	95	262	266	456
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	38	53	113	161
Residential Mortgage \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	19	5	50	31
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	1	2	10
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	18	15	75	41
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	11	52	23	70
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	14	4	18	22
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	285	163	447	281
Home equity \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	5	14	21	44
Home equity \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4	7	44	21
Home equity \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	230	94	298	115
Home equity \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	46	48	84	101
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	3	11	15	33
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	4	6	8
Home equity \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	0	3	1
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	3	5	11
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	3	9	8
Home equity \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	0	1	0
Home equity \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 1	$ 0	$ 26	$ 4