Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Borrowings and Deposits - Related Party (Details)

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Borrowings and Deposits - Related Party (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
Extendible One-Year Revolving Credit Facility
Revolving Credit Facility
Bank of America
Dec. 31, 2012
Revolving Unsecured Line of Credit Maturing February 2014 [Member]
Revolving Credit Facility
Bank of America
Dec. 31, 2012
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Revolving Unsecured Line of Credit Maturing November 2012
Revolving Credit Facility
Bank of America
Dec. 31, 2012
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Revolving 364-day Unsecured Line of Credit Maturing February 2013
Revolving Credit Facility
Bank of America
Dec. 31, 2011
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Revolving 364-day Unsecured Line of Credit Maturing February 2013
Revolving Credit Facility
Bank of America
Jun. 30, 2012
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Subordinated Debt
Bank of America
agreement
Jun. 30, 2012
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Subordinated Loan Agreement Maturing December 2013
Bank of America
Jun. 30, 2012
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Revolving Subordinated Line of Credit Maturing October 2013
Revolving Credit Facility
Bank of America
Jun. 30, 2012
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Senior And Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                      
Debt securities guaranteed by Bank of America $ 7,000,000,000                    
Maximum borrowing capacity under line of credit     75,000,000,000 25,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 15,000,000,000       7,000,000,000  
Automatic extension period     1 year   1 year            
Cancellation notice period     45 days   45 days            
Amount outstanding under line of credit     0 0   900,000,000 1,500,000,000        
Early repayment of subordinated notes               2,600,000,000     1,645,000,000
Number of Terminated Agreements               2      
Subordinated loan agreement, maximum loan capacity 10,740,000,000 12,661,000,000             1,500,000,000    
Extinguishment of debt                     2,050,000,000
Gain on retirement of subordinated notes                     $ 405,000,000