Company Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Income Statement Parent Corporation

	Year ended Dec. 31,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2013
Dividends from bank subsidiaries	$	145		$	775		$	1,010
Dividends from nonbank subsidiaries	207			44			210
Interest revenue from bank subsidiaries	68			67			60
Interest revenue from nonbank subsidiaries	91			98			101
Gain on securities held for sale	3			1			32
Other revenue	25			24			26
Total revenue	539			1,009			1,439
Interest (including, $69, $62, $50, to subsidiaries, respectively)	288			257			245
Other expense	64			71			94
Total expense	352			328			339
Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries	187			681			1,100
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(98		)	(155		)	(93		)
Equity in undistributed net income:
Bank subsidiaries	2,004			910			184
Nonbank subsidiaries	869			821			727
Net income	3,158			2,567			2,104
Preferred stock dividends	(105		)	(73		)	(64		)
Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation	$	3,053		$	2,494		$	2,040

Condensed Balance Sheet Parent Corporation

	Dec. 31,
(in millions)	2015		2014
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	9,383	$	7,517
Securities	26		30
Loans, net of allowance	20		76
Investment in and advances to subsidiaries and associated companies:
Banks	30,156		28,600
Other	27,405		26,471
Subtotal	57,561		55,071
Corporate-owned life insurance	728		712
Other assets	1,509		1,361
Total assets	$	69,227	$	64,767
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	$	473	$	501
Affiliate borrowings	8,243		6,120
Other liabilities	1,623		1,194
Long-term debt	20,851		19,511
Total liabilities	31,190		27,326
Shareholders’ equity	38,037		37,441
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	69,227	$	64,767

Condensed Statement of Cash Flows Parent Corporation

	Year ended Dec. 31,
(in millions)	2015			2014			2013
Operating activities:
Net income	$	3,158		$	2,567		$	2,104
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by/ (used in) operating activities:
Amortization	—			—			1
Equity in undistributed net (income) of subsidiaries	(2,873		)	(1,731		)	(911		)
Change in accrued interest receivable	(4		)	23			21
Change in accrued interest payable	15			18			(5		)
Change in taxes payable (a)	132			91			63
Other, net	66			2			(22		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	494			970			1,251
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of securities	3			7			67
Change in loans	56			(57		)	(6		)
Acquisitions of, investments in, and advances to subsidiaries	(358		)	(1,603		)	722
Other, net	14			107			11
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(285		)	(1,546		)	794
Financing activities:
Net change in commercial paper	—			(96		)	(242		)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	4,986			4,686			3,892
Repayments of long-term debt	(3,650		)	(4,071		)	(2,023		)
Change in advances from subsidiaries	2,123			2,704			78
Issuance of common stock	352			396			288
Treasury stock acquired	(2,355		)	(1,669		)	(1,026		)
Issuance of preferred stock	990			—			494
Cash dividends paid	(865		)	(833		)	(744		)
Tax benefit realized on share based payment awards	76			17			15
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,657			1,134			732
Change in cash and due from banks	1,866			558			2,777
Cash and due from banks at beginning of year	7,517			6,959			4,182
Cash and due from banks at end of year	$	9,383		$	7,517		$	6,959
Supplemental disclosures
Interest paid	$	302		$	275		$	241
Income taxes paid	158			946			94
Income taxes refunded	103			54			14

(a) Includes payments received from subsidiaries for taxes of $24 million in 2015, $452 million in 2014 and $192 million in 2013.