Investment Securities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Billions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Weighted-average maturity of available-for-sale investment securities	4 years 8 months 12 days	5 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted-average yields of available-for-sale investment securities	2.62%	2.57%
Weighted-average maturity of held-to-maturity investment securities	4 years 6 months	5 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted-average yields of held-to-maturity investment securities	2.52%	2.46%
Fair value of securities pledged	$ 8.7	$ 10.9
Fair value of securities pledged as collateral where counterparty has right to repledge or resell	$ 1.0	$ 2.1

Fair value of financial instrument held by the entity for its own account (proprietary securities) for trading or investment purposes that are carried at fair value and pledged to counterparties as collateral for financing transactions where counterparty has the right to re-pledge such.

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- Definition

The fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions owned by the entity and pledged to counterparties as collateral, including: (1) mortgages, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities; (2) US government and agency obligations; (3) state and municipal government obligations; (4) other sovereign government debt; (5) corporate obligations; (6) corporate equities; (7) principal investments; (8) derivative contracts; and (9) physical commodities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 30
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-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
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Available-for-sale securities weighted-average maturities.

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Available-for-sale securities weighted-average yield as of balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Held-to-maturity securities weighted-average maturities.

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Held-to-maturity securities weighted-average yield as of balance sheet date.

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