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		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 1,273	$ 1,454	$ 3,344	$ 3,568
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	77	139	517	708
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	73	143	477	502
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1,003	948	2,011	1,774
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	120	224	339	584
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	69	118	471	595
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	46	55	197	246
Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	16	30	73	71
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	9	11	33
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	5	47	133	125
Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	7	12	35	80
Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	6	11	74	60
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1,030	1,226	2,707	3,091
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	74	115	492	641
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	71	97	369	396
Residential Mortgage \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	793	843	1,609	1,616
Residential Mortgage \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	92	171	237	438
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	67	103	453	546
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	46	53	179	232
Residential Mortgage \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	16	29	67	70
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	0	4	15
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4	4	101	61
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	7	12	35	80
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	5	11	22	33
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	243	228	637	477
Home equity \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	3	24	25	67
Home equity \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	46	108	106
Home equity \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	210	105	402	158
Home equity \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	28	53	102	146
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	15	18	49
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	2	18	14
Home equity \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value		1	6	1
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	9	7	18
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	43	32	64
Home equity \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	0		0
Home equity \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 1	$ 0	$ 52	$ 27