Standby and Commercial Letters of Credit, Conditional Commitments Issued to Guarantee the Performance of a Customer to a Third Party (Detail) (Financial Standby Letter of Credit, USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitments	$ 4,949
One Year from Balance Sheet Date
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitments	2,009	[1]
More Than One And Within Five Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitments	2,763	[1]
More than Five Years from Balance Sheet Date and Thereafter
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitments	$ 177

[1] Includes $112 and $1 issued on behalf of commercial customers to facilitate trade payments in U.S. dollars and foreign currencies which expire less than one year and between one and five years, respectively.