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		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	$ 11,804	$ 11,223	$ 23,562	$ 22,478
Noninterest income	10,959	11,843	22,476	23,033
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	22,763	23,066	46,038	45,511
Provision for credit losses	827	726	1,661	1,561
Noninterest expense	13,284	13,982	27,181	28,075
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	8,652	8,358	17,196	15,875
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	1,868	3,252	3,494	5,432
Net income	6,784	5,106	13,702	10,443
Year-end total assets	2,291,670	2,254,714	2,291,670	2,254,714	$ 2,281,234
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	23,063	22,190	46,671	44,727
Net income	7,031	5,451	14,235	11,142
Year-end total assets	2,101,181	2,053,690	2,101,181	2,053,690
Operating Segments \| Consumer Banking
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	6,620	5,961	13,130	11,741
Noninterest income	2,591	2,548	5,113	5,051
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	9,211	8,509	18,243	16,792
Provision for credit losses	944	834	1,879	1,672
Noninterest expense	4,397	4,411	8,877	8,820
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	3,870	3,264	7,487	6,300
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	987	1,233	1,909	2,377
Net income	2,883	2,031	5,578	3,923
Year-end total assets	768,187	735,176	768,187	735,176
Operating Segments \| Global Wealth & Investment Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	1,543	1,597	3,137	3,157
Noninterest income	3,166	3,098	6,428	6,130
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	4,709	4,695	9,565	9,287
Provision for credit losses	12	11	50	34
Noninterest expense	3,399	3,392	6,827	6,721
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	1,298	1,292	2,688	2,532
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	330	488	685	955
Net income	968	804	2,003	1,577
Year-end total assets	270,913	274,746	270,913	274,746
Operating Segments \| Global Banking
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	2,711	2,541	5,351	5,143
Noninterest income	2,211	2,498	4,505	4,851
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	4,922	5,039	9,856	9,994
Provision for credit losses	(23)	15	(7)	32
Noninterest expense	2,154	2,154	4,349	4,317
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	2,791	2,870	5,514	5,645
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	727	1,084	1,434	2,130
Net income	2,064	1,786	4,080	3,515
Year-end total assets	424,971	410,580	424,971	410,580
Operating Segments \| Global Markets
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	801	864	1,671	1,913
Noninterest income	3,420	3,083	7,336	6,741
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	4,221	3,947	9,007	8,654
Provision for credit losses	(1)	25	(4)	8
Noninterest expense	2,715	2,650	5,533	5,406
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	1,507	1,272	3,478	3,240
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	391	442	904	1,113
Net income	1,116	830	2,574	2,127
Year-end total assets	637,110	633,188	637,110	633,188
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net interest income (FTE basis)	129	260	273	524
Noninterest income	(429)	616	(906)	260
Total revenue, net of interest expense (FTE basis)	(300)	876	(633)	784
Provision for credit losses	(105)	(159)	(257)	(185)
Noninterest expense	619	1,375	1,595	2,811
Income before income taxes (FTE basis)	(814)	(340)	(1,971)	(1,842)
Income tax expense (FTE basis)	(567)	5	(1,438)	(1,143)
Net income	(247)	(345)	(533)	(699)
Year-end total assets	$ 190,489	$ 201,024	$ 190,489	$ 201,024