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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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Value	$ 14,788	$ 14,855
Accumulated Amortization	11,210	11,087
Net Carrying Value	3,578	3,768
Purchased credit card relationships
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Value	5,427	5,450
Accumulated Amortization	4,791	4,755
Net Carrying Value	636	695
Core deposit intangibles
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Value	1,779	1,779
Accumulated Amortization	1,532	1,505
Net Carrying Value	247	274
Customer relationships
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Value	3,887	3,927
Accumulated Amortization	3,034	2,990
Net Carrying Value	853	937
Affinity relationships
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Value	1,552	1,556
Accumulated Amortization	1,369	1,356
Net Carrying Value	183	200
Other intangibles
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Value	2,143	2,143
Accumulated Amortization	484	481
Net Carrying Value	$ 1,659	$ 1,662

- Definition

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275

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