Bank of America Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Borrowings and Deposits - Related Party (Details)

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