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Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Minimum [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of investments in unconsolidated VIEs	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of investments in unconsolidated VIEs	42,000,000		42,000,000		46,000,000
Financial Support Waived Fees [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Financial or other support to money market funds	9,000,000	$ 28,000,000	35,000,000	$ 86,000,000
Private Investment Funds and Partnerships [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment carrying amount	27,000,000		27,000,000		32,000,000
Maximum exposure to loss	51,000,000		51,000,000		47,000,000
Community Development and Tax Advantaged Investments [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Federal and state income tax credits recognized in tax expense	172,000,000	174,000,000	504,000,000	512,000,000
Expense related to investments	169,000,000	169,000,000	476,000,000	471,000,000
Investment tax credits	219,000,000	340,000,000	850,000,000	624,000,000
Expenses related to investments recognized in tax expense	61,000,000	$ 67,000,000	194,000,000	$ 198,000,000
Investment carrying amount	5,175,000,000		5,175,000,000		5,257,000,000
Maximum exposure to loss	9,940,000,000		9,940,000,000		9,436,000,000
Assets related to consolidated VIEs	3,400,000,000		3,400,000,000		3,000,000,000
Liabilities related to consolidated VIEs	2,500,000,000		2,500,000,000		2,200,000,000
Conduit [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets related to consolidated VIEs	27,000,000		27,000,000		28,000,000
Tender Option Bond Program [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets related to consolidated VIEs	1,100,000,000		1,100,000,000		2,300,000,000
Liabilities related to consolidated VIEs	$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000		$ 2,200,000,000