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

Subsequent Events - (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 United Kingdom Subsequent Event [Member] Change in Corporate Income Tax Rate [Member]	Jul. 17, 2012 United Kingdom Subsequent Event [Member] Change in Corporate Income Tax Rate [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Reduction in Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate						2.00%
Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate						23.00%
Income tax expense	$ (702)	$ (1,021)	$ (926)	$ (806)	$ 800

The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations.