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Derivative And Credit-Related Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Unused Commitments to Extend Credit    
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum $ 30,056us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
$ 29,617us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
Commercial And Other | Unused Commitments to Extend Credit    
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum 27,905us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= cma_CommercialAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
27,728us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= cma_CommercialAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
Bankcard, Revolving Check Credit And Home Equity Loan Commitments | Unused Commitments to Extend Credit    
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum 2,151us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= cma_BankcardHomeEquityAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
1,889us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= cma_BankcardHomeEquityAndOtherMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommitmentsToExtendCreditMember
Standby Letters Of Credit    
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum 3,880us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
4,297us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
Commercial Letters Of Credit    
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum 75us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
103us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
Other Credit-Related Financial Instruments    
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss $ 1us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= us-gaap_IndemnificationGuaranteeMember
$ 2us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss
/ cma_CreditRelatedFinancialInstrumentsAxis
= us-gaap_IndemnificationGuaranteeMember