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Derivative And Credit-Related Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair value of securities pledged as collateral for derivative assets $ 245,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetFairValueOfCollateral  
Cash received as collateral for derivative assets 264,000,000cma_DerivativeAssetsCashCollateral  
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral 2,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOfCollateral  
Aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk contingent features that were in a liability position 6,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeNetLiabilityPositionAggregateFairValue  
Collateral pledged for aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk contingent features that were in a liability position 2,000,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue  
Additional required overnight collateral on derivatives with credit-risk contingent features at period end should the credit-risk contingent features be triggered 4,000,000us-gaap_AdditionalCollateralAggregateFairValue  
Net interest income generated by risk management fair value interest rate swaps 72,000,000us-gaap_ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnFairValueHedgingInstruments1 72,000,000us-gaap_ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnFairValueHedgingInstruments1
Interest rate fair value hedge ineffectiveness an insignificant amount an insignificant amount
Net gain on open foreign currency positions 1,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments 1,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments
Allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments 41,000,000cma_AllowanceForOffBalanceSheetCreditLosses 36,000,000cma_AllowanceForOffBalanceSheetCreditLosses
Allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments, unused commitments to extend credit 30,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfUnusedCommitmentsToExtendCredit 28,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfUnusedCommitmentsToExtendCredit
Final year of expiration of all outstanding letters of credit   2022
Risk participation agreements covering standby and commercial letters of credit 316,000,000cma_RiskParticipationsCoveringStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit 259,000,000cma_RiskParticipationsCoveringStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit
Standby and commercial letters of credit 4,000,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount 4,400,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
Carrying value of standby and commercial letters of credit included in accrued expenses and other liabilities 55,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit 59,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit
Deferred fees 44,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCreditIncludedInDeferredFees 51,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCreditIncludedInDeferredFees
Allowance for credit losses on lending-related commitments, standby and commercial letters of credit 11,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCreditIncludedInAllowanceForCreditLossesOnLendingRelatedCommitments 8,000,000cma_CarryingValueOfStandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCreditIncludedInAllowanceForCreditLossesOnLendingRelatedCommitments
Notional Amount of Derivative Credit Risk Participation Agreements 598,000,000cma_NotionalAmountOfDerivativeCreditRiskParticipationAgreements 614,000,000cma_NotionalAmountOfDerivativeCreditRiskParticipationAgreements
Maximum estimated exposure to credit risk participation agreements assuming 100% default 7,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted 7,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
Weighted average remaining maturity of credit risk participation agreements, in years 2 years 11 months 0 days  
Fair value of derivative liability 661,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability 249,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
Visa derivative contract    
Notional amount of the derivative contract equivalent to Visa Class B shares 780,000cma_NotionalAmountDerivativeInShares
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Fair value of derivative liability $ 1,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
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$ 2,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
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