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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Accounting Policies
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Outstanding Loans and Leases - Credit Card and Other Consumer - TDRs Entered into During the Period, Narrative (Details)

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Outstanding Loans and Leases - Credit Card and Other Consumer - TDRs Entered into During the Period, Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) payment	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of consecutive missed payments \| payment	2
Credit card and other consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Period for payment default after modification	12 months
Credit card and other consumer \| Credit Card Receivable \| United States
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Percent expected to be in payment default within 12 months after modification	13.00%
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 8	$ 7
Credit card and other consumer \| Credit Card Receivable \| Non United States
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 0	32
Credit card and other consumer \| Direct/Indirect Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Percent expected to be in payment default within 12 months after modification	18.00%
Trouble debt restructurings entered payment default that were modified during the preceding twelve months	$ 3	$ 1

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 34
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84173941&loc=SL6953682-111524

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