Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Net fair value of the interest rate lock commitments	$ 69
Change in fair value of interest rate lock commitments, due to 10% adverse changes in the assumed loan closing rates	7
Change in fair value of interest rate lock commitments, due to 20% adverse changes in the assumed loan closing rates	14
Commercial aggregate borrower relationship subject to individual review for impairment	1
Private equity, observable price change adjustment		$ 5
Private equity, impairment	9	3
Private equity, cumulative impairment	26
Private equity, cumulative observable price change	47
Fair value changes included in earnings for instruments for which the fair value option was elected	91	23
Change in fair value of interest rate lock commitments, due to 10% favorable changes in the assumed loan closing rates	7
Change in fair value of interest rate lock commitments, due to 20% favorable changes in the assumed loan closing rates	14
Change in the fair value of the interest rate lock commitments, due to increase in current interest rates of 25 bps	14
Change in the fair value of the interest rate lock commitments, due to increase in current interest rates of 50 bps	28
Change in the fair value of the interest rate lock commitments, due to decrease in current interest rates of 25 bps	11
Change in the fair value of the interest rate lock commitments, due to decrease in current interest rates of 50 bps	22
Commercial loans held for sale
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Fair value adjustment	3
Residential Mortgage Loans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
FVO valuation adjustments related to instrument-specific credit risk	1
Other Real Estate Owned
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Fair value adjustment	3	1
Other Real Estate Owned \| Transfer
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Fair value gains or losses	$ 1	$ 1

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