Credit Enhancement Receivable, Contingent Liability and Credit Enhancement Deposit (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Credit Enhancement Receivable Contingent Liability And Credit Enhancement Deposit [Line Items]
Credit enhancement receivable	$ 0	$ 0
Deposit in Fannie Mae restricted liquidity account	25,000,000.0
Credit Risk
Credit Enhancement Receivable Contingent Liability And Credit Enhancement Deposit [Line Items]
Credit risk loans	20,200,000,000	20,600,000,000
Maximum pre-credit enhancement loss exposure	5,800,000,000	5,800,000,000
DB Cayman \| Credit Risk
Credit Enhancement Receivable Contingent Liability And Credit Enhancement Deposit [Line Items]
Reimbursements under serving agreement	0	0
Credit risk loans	29,300,000	230,700,000
Maximum pre-credit enhancement loss exposure	9,800,000,000	76,200,000
Maximum loss exposure without any form of credit protection	$ 5,800,000,000	5,700,000,000
Percentage of contingent payment	50.00%
Contingent liability	$ 11,800,000	$ 11,100,000

Concentration risk credit risk financial instrument maximum exposure without credit protection.

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Credit enhancement receivable.

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Credit enhancement receivable contingent liability and credit enhancement deposit.

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Percentage of contingent payment.

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Reimbursements under serving agreement.

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Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity.

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This item represents disclosure of all significant concentrations of credit risk or market risk arising from the subject financial instrument (as defined), whether from an individual counterparty or groups of counterparties.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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The amount of an asset, typically cash, provided to a counterparty to provide certain assurance of performance by the entity pursuant to the terms of a written or oral agreement, such as a lease.

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