Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans pledged at the Federal Reserve Bank	$ 81,200	$ 85,800
Unearned interest and deferred fees and costs on originated loans	2,500	3,100
Foreclosed residential real estate property included in other real estate owned	23	23
Foreclosed residential real estate related to mortgage loans whose payments are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs	57	54
Residential mortgage loans secured by residential real estate in process of foreclosure	1,100	1,100
Loan Restructuring, Trial Modifications, Amount	183
Commitments to lend additional funds	133
Allowance For Individually Evaluated Loans	5
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Loans pledged at the Federal Home Loan Bank	134,800	134,600
Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Residential mortgage loans secured by residential real estate in process of foreclosure	$ 861	$ 830

Amount of financing receivable modified on trial basis.

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