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Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010
Loss Contingencies
Letters of credit	$ 1,900,000,000		$ 1,900,000,000		$ 2,137,000,000
Margin account balance held by the brokerage clearing agent	12,000,000		12,000,000		12,000,000
Visa
Loss Contingencies
Fair value of mortgage representation and warranty provisions	$ 188,000,000		$ 188,000,000		163,000,000
Visa IPO, shares of Visa's Class B common stock received	10.1		10.1
Visa Class B shares carryover basis	$ 0		$ 0
Escrow deposit	3,000,000,000	$ 300,000,000	3,000,000,000	$ 300,000,000		$ 600,000,000	$ 450,000,000	$ 150,000,000	$ 1,565,000,000	$ 400,000,000	$ 800,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Residential mortgage loans
Loss Contingencies
Fair value of mortgage representation and warranty provisions	9,000,000		9,000,000
Repurchased outstanding principal	6,000,000	7,000,000	19,000,000	20,000,000
Repurchase demand request	8,000,000	$ 10,000,000	27,000,000	$ 38,000,000
Outstanding repurchase demand inventory	3,000,000		3,000,000		6,000,000
Secured Debt
Loss Contingencies
Fully and unconditionally guaranteed certain long-term borrowing obligations issued by wholly-owned issuing trust entities	62,000,000		62,000,000		62,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit
Loss Contingencies
Reserve for unfunded commitments	$ 32,000,000		$ 32,000,000		$ 20,000,000
Standby letters of credit as a percentage of total letters of credit	99.00%		99.00%		99.00%
Standby Letters of Credit \| Secured Debt
Loss Contingencies
Standby letters of credit as a percentage of total letters of credit	67.00%		67.00%		66.00%
Variable Rate Demand Note
Loss Contingencies
Total variable rate demand notes	$ 405,000,000		$ 405,000,000		$ 449,000,000
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. (FTS) acted as the remarketing agent to issuers of VRDNs	405,000,000		405,000,000		445,000,000
Letters of credit issued related to variable rate demand notes	161,000,000		161,000,000		187,000,000
Letters of credit	0		0		3,000,000
Variable Rate Demand Note \| Trading Securities
Loss Contingencies
Total variable rate demand notes	0		0		3,000,000
Other Liabilities
Loss Contingencies
Reserve for unfunded commitments	182,000,000		182,000,000		144,000,000
Other Liabilities \| Residential mortgage loans
Loss Contingencies
Outstanding balances on residential mortgage loans sold with representation and warranty provisions	$ 7,000,000		$ 7,000,000		$ 6,000,000