Consolidated Income Statement (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2015
Investment services fees:
Foreign exchange and other trading revenue		$ 175		$ 173		$ 229
Net securities gains		20		21		24
Total fee and other revenue		2,971	[1]	2,961	[2]	3,033	[3]
Net interest revenue
Interest revenue		883		834		807
Interest expense		117		74		79
Net interest revenue		766		760		728
Provision for credit losses		10		163		2
Net interest revenue after provision for credit losses		756		597		726
Noninterest expense
Amortization of intangible assets		57				66
Income
Income before income taxes		1,091		871		1,090
Provision for income taxes		283		175		280
Net income		808		696		810
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests (includes $7, $(5) and $(31) related to consolidated investment management funds, respectively)		9		(3)		(31)
Net income applicable to shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation		817		693		779
Preferred stock dividends		(13)		(56)		(13)
Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation		804		637		766
Reconciliation of net income to the net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation		804		637		766
Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities		11		9		12
Net income applicable to the common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation after required adjustment for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share		$ 793		$ 628		$ 754
Average common shares and equivalents outstanding of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Basic (shares)		1,079,641		1,088,880		1,118,602
Common stock equivalents (shares)		14,963		16,944		18,667
Less: Participating securities (shares)		(9,320)		(9,439)		(10,963)
Diluted (shares)		1,085,284		1,096,385		1,126,306
Anti-dilutive securities (shares)	[4]	33,720		27,316		37,517
Basic:
Basic (usd per share)	[5]	$ 0.73		$ 0.58		$ 0.67
Diluted:
Diluted (usd per share)	[5]	$ 0.73		$ 0.57		$ 0.67
Operations
Investment services fees:
Asset servicing		$ 1,040		$ 1,032		$ 1,038
Clearing services		350		339		344
Issuer services		244		199		232
Treasury services		131		137		137
Total investment services fees		1,765		1,707		1,751
Investment management and performance fees		812		864		867
Foreign exchange and other trading revenue		175		173		229
Financing-related fees		39		41		41
Distribution and servicing		54		51		40
Investment and other income		105		93		60
Total fee revenue		2,950		2,929		2,988
Net securities gains — including other-than-temporary impairment		19		17		26
Noncredit-related portion of other-than-temporary impairment (recognized in other comprehensive income)		(1)		(4)		2
Net securities gains		20		21		24
Total fee and other revenue		2,970		2,950		3,012
Noninterest expense
Staff		1,459		1,481		1,485
Professional, legal and other purchased services		278		328		302
Software		154		157		158
Net occupancy		142		148		151
Distribution and servicing		100		92		98
Furniture and equipment		65		68		70
Sub-custodian		59		60		70
Business development		57		75		61
Other		241		201		242
Amortization of intangible assets		57		64		66
Merger and integration, litigation and restructuring charges (recoveries)		17		18		(3)
Total noninterest expense		2,629		2,692		2,700
Investment Management funds
Investment services fees:
Total fee and other revenue		1		11		21
Operations of consolidated investment management funds
Investment (loss) income		(3)		19		56
Interest of investment management fund note holders		3		3		4
(Loss) income from consolidated investment management funds		(6)		16		52
Income
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests (includes $7, $(5) and $(31) related to consolidated investment management funds, respectively)		$ 7		$ (5)		$ (31)

[1] Both fee and other revenue and total revenue include the net income from consolidated investment management funds of $1 million, representing $6 million of losses and a loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $7 million. Income (loss) before taxes is net of a loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $7 million.

[2] Both fee and other revenue and total revenue include the net income from consolidated investment management funds of $11 million, representing $16 million of income and noncontrolling interests of $5 million. Income (loss) before taxes is net of noncontrolling interests of $5 million.

[3] Both fee and other revenue and total revenue include net income from consolidated investment management funds of $21 million, representing $52 million of income and noncontrolling interests of $31 million. Income before taxes is net of noncontrolling interests of $31 million.

[4] Represents stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and participating securities outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted average common shares because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

[5] Basic and diluted earnings per share under the two-class method are determined on the net income applicable to common shareholders of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation reported on the income statement less earnings allocated to participating securities, and the change in the excess of redeemable value over the fair value of noncontrolling interests, if applicable.