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Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Regulatory Requirements And Restrictions Textuals [Abstract] |
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Average Daily Reserve Balances Required By Federal Reserve |
$ 14,600,000,000 |
$ 12,900,000,000 |
Average Daily Reserve Balances In Excess Of Vault Cash Held With Federal Reserve |
6,500,000,000 |
5,500,000,000 |
Subordinated Debt Qualified As Tier 3 Capital |
0 |
0 |
Aggregate Issued And Outstanding Trust Securities Which Will Not Qualify As Tier 1 Capital Under Financial Reform Act |
16,100,000,000 |
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Issued And Outstanding Trust Securities Which Will Not Qualify As Tier 1 Capital Under Financial Reform Act As Portion Of Tier 1 Securities |
0.0125 |
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Hybrid Trust Securities Expected To Be Converted To Preferred Stock Prior To Date Of Implementation Excluded From Securities That Are Not Qualified As Tier 1 Capital Under Financial Reform Act |
633,000,000 |
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Minimum Amount Of Consolidated Assets Company Should Have To Be Considered Internationally Active Bank Holding Company Apart From Having Significant Activities In Non US Markets |
250,000,000,000 |
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Minimum On Balance Sheet Foreign Exposure Company Should Have To Be Considered Internationally Active Bank Holding Company Apart From Having Significant Activities In Non US Markets |
10,000,000,000 |
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Corporations Restricted Core Capital Elements Comprised Of Total Core Capital Elements In Percentage |
9.10% |
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Tier One, Actual Ratio |
4.00% |
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Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets |
8.00% |
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Minimum Capital Ratios |
0.02 |
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Total Capital Ratio Includes Maximum Net Unrealized Pre Tax Gains On Afs Marketable Equity Securities |
45.00% |
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Well-capitalized Banks [Member]
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Regulatory Requirements And Restrictions Textuals [Abstract] |
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Tier One, Actual Ratio |
4.00% |
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Bank of America, N.A. [Member]
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Regulatory Requirements And Restrictions Textuals [Abstract] |
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Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries |
9,800,000,000 |
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Dividend Restriction, Amount Payable, Excluding Net Profits, to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries in Next 12 Months |
4,500,000,000 |
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Tier One, Actual Ratio |
11.74% |
10.78% |
Total Capital And Tier One Risk Based Capital Required For Capital |
15.17% |
14.26% |
Tier One Leverage, Actual Ratio |
8.65% |
7.83% |
FIA Card Services, N.A. [Member]
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Regulatory Requirements And Restrictions Textuals [Abstract] |
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Return of Capital Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries |
7,000,000,000 |
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Dividend Restriction, Amount Payable, Excluding Net Profits, to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries in Next 12 Months |
0 |
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Tier One, Actual Ratio |
17.63% |
15.30% |
Total Capital And Tier One Risk Based Capital Required For Capital |
19.01% |
16.94% |
Tier One Leverage, Actual Ratio |
14.22% |
13.21% |
National Banks [Member]
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Regulatory Requirements And Restrictions Textuals [Abstract] |
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Dividend Restriction, Amount Payable, Excluding Net Profits, to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries in Next 12 Months |
1,000,000,000 |
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Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Average Assets |
5.00% |
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Bank of America Corporation [Member]
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Regulatory Requirements And Restrictions Textuals [Abstract] |
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Tier One, Actual Ratio |
12.40% |
11.24% |
Total Capital And Tier One Risk Based Capital Required For Capital |
16.75% |
15.77% |
Tier One Leverage, Actual Ratio |
7.53% |
7.21% |
Capital |
$ 126,690,000,000 |
$ 125,139,000,000 |
Capital to Risk Weighted Assets |
9.86% |
8.60% |
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