Carrying value of loans, lease or home equity lines of credit sold as part of a securitization.

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- Definition

The periodic amortization (in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income or loss) of capitalized servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 50

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)(4)

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- Definition

This is the principal amount outstanding for securitized loans only (across all types of loans).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)

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- Definition

Fair value of an asset representing net future revenue from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 50

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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Sales of Receivables and Servicing Rights - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights	$ 34,000,000	$ 40,000,000		$ 89,000,000	$ 145,000,000
Sevicing of residential mortgage loans for other investors	66,800,000,000			66,800,000,000		69,200,000,000
Carry Value Of Loans Leases Or Lines Of Credit Securitized			509,000,000
Fair value of automobile loan securitization servicing asset			$ 6,000,000