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

Business Segment Information - Results of Business Segments and All Other (Details)

Business Segment Information - Results of Business Segments and All Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	$ 11,401	$ 10,429	$ 33,879	$ 31,470
Noninterest income	10,678	11,434	33,711	32,907
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	22,079	21,863	67,590	64,377
Provision for credit losses	834	850	2,395	2,823
Noninterest expense	13,139	13,481	41,713	41,790
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	8,106	7,532	23,482	19,764
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	2,519	2,577	7,770	6,554
Net income	5,587	4,955	15,712	13,210
Year-end total assets	2,283,896	2,195,314	2,283,896	2,195,314	$ 2,187,702
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	22,280	21,451	67,009	63,407
Net income	5,370	5,136	16,512	14,694
Year-end total assets	2,071,155	1,970,069	2,071,155	1,970,069
Operating Segments \| Consumer Banking
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	6,211	5,289	17,953	15,825
Noninterest income	2,563	2,679	7,614	7,795
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	8,774	7,968	25,567	23,620
Provision for credit losses	967	698	2,639	1,955
Noninterest expense	4,459	4,371	13,280	13,324
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	3,348	2,899	9,648	8,341
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	1,261	1,086	3,638	3,088
Net income	2,087	1,813	6,010	5,253
Year-end total assets	742,513	687,241	742,513	687,241
Operating Segments \| Global Wealth & Investment Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	1,496	1,394	4,653	4,310
Noninterest income	3,124	2,985	9,254	8,963
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	4,620	4,379	13,907	13,273
Provision for credit losses	16	7	50	46
Noninterest expense	3,370	3,255	10,091	9,816
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	1,234	1,117	3,766	3,411
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	465	419	1,420	1,270
Net income	769	698	2,346	2,141
Year-end total assets	276,187	289,794	276,187	289,794
Operating Segments \| Global Banking
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	2,743	2,470	8,229	7,440
Noninterest income	2,243	2,276	6,751	6,456
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	4,986	4,746	14,980	13,896
Provision for credit losses	48	118	80	870
Noninterest expense	2,118	2,152	6,435	6,450
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	2,820	2,476	8,465	6,576
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	1,062	925	3,192	2,435
Net income	1,758	1,551	5,273	4,141
Year-end total assets	423,185	397,869	423,185	397,869
Operating Segments \| Global Markets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	899	1,119	2,812	3,391
Noninterest income	3,001	3,239	9,743	9,227
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	3,900	4,358	12,555	12,618
Provision for credit losses	(6)	19	2	23
Noninterest expense	2,710	2,656	8,117	7,690
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	1,196	1,683	4,436	4,905
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	440	609	1,553	1,746
Net income	756	1,074	2,883	3,159
Year-end total assets	629,270	595,165	629,270	595,165
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	52	157	232	504
Noninterest income	(253)	255	349	466
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	(201)	412	581	970
Provision for credit losses	(191)	8	(376)	(71)
Noninterest expense	482	1,047	3,790	4,510
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	(492)	(643)	(2,833)	(3,469)
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	(709)	(462)	(2,033)	(1,985)
Net income	217	(181)	(800)	(1,484)
Year-end total assets	$ 212,741	$ 225,245	$ 212,741	$ 225,245