Initial principal amount of loans securitized.

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- Definition

Loans Sold To Trust, With Claims of Breach of Contract and Indemnity

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- Definition

Securitization Transactions

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- Definition

Aggregate carrying amount of the estimated litigation liability for known or estimated probable loss from litigation, which may include attorneys' fees and other litigation costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.25)

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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- Definition

Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)

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- Definition

This is the principal amount outstanding for securitized loans only (across all types of loans).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)

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Litigation And Related Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	35 Months Ended
Litigation And Related Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Nov. 30, 2007 transaction	Jan. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Apr. 05, 2013 loan	Oct. 15, 2010
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual		$ 8,900,000	$ 23,700,000	$ 20,900,000
Number of loans sold to trust					159
Securitization Transactions	38hrb_SecuritizationTransactions
MGRID LLC v. Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number Of Lawsuits			19
MGRID LLC v. Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc [Member] \| SCC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability			14,000,000,000
MGRID LLC v. Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc [Member] \| SCC [Member] \| Claims with Knowledge of Outstanding Principal Amount [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability			4,000,000,000
Pending Litigation [Member] \| ederal Home Loan Bank of Chicago v. Bank of America Funding Corporation, et al [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Initial principal on loans securitized						50,000,000
Principal outstanding on loans securitized		$ 33,000,000