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, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 668	$ 1,273	$ 1,494	$ 3,344
Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	23	77	153	517
Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	71	73	289	477
Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	490	1,003	853	2,011
Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	84	120	199	339
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	18	69	121	471
Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	20	46	143	197
Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4	16	27	73
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	1	11	11
Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	5	47	133
Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	3	7	21	35
Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	45	6	72	74
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	445	1,030	942	2,707
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	15	74	118	492
Residential Mortgage \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	26	71	90	369
Residential Mortgage \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	343	793	593	1,609
Residential Mortgage \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	61	92	141	237
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	12	67	96	453
Residential Mortgage \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	19	46	58	179
Residential Mortgage \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4	16	20	67
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	0	2	4
Residential Mortgage \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	4	9	101
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	3	7	20	35
Residential Mortgage \| Other modifications \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	5	3	22
Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	223	243	552	637
Home equity \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	8	3	35	25
Home equity \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	45	2	199	108
Home equity \| Trial modifications
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	147	210	260	402
Home equity \| Loans discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	23	28	58	102
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	6	2	25	18
Home equity \| Contractual interest rate reduction \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1	0	85	18
Home equity \| Capitalization of past due amounts \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	0	7	6
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under government programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2	1	9	7
Home equity \| Principal and/or interest forbearance \| Modifications under proprietary programs
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0	1	38	32
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	$ 44	$ 1	$ 69	$ 52