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Parent Company Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Assets        
Cash held at bank subsidiaries $ 159,353 $ 138,589 $ 131,322 $ 110,752
Securities 406,888 380,452    
All other assets 114,688 117,364    
Total assets 2,144,287 2,104,539    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 146,286 145,438    
Long-term debt 236,764 243,139    
Total liabilities 1,888,111 1,861,063    
Shareholders’ equity 256,176 243,476 232,475 236,962
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 2,144,287 2,104,539    
Bank of America Corporation        
Assets        
Cash held at bank subsidiaries 98,024 100,304 $ 98,679 $ 102,818
Securities 937 932    
All other assets 9,360 14,599    
Total assets 463,879 466,422    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Short-term borrowings 15 46    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 13,900 16,872    
Long-term debt 179,402 185,771    
Total liabilities 207,703 222,946    
Shareholders’ equity 256,176 243,476    
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 463,879 466,422    
Third party cash held 28 29    
Bank Holding Companies and Related Subsidiaries | Bank of America Corporation        
Assets        
Receivables from subsidiaries 23,594 23,356    
Investments in subsidiaries 272,567 270,446    
Banks and Related Subsidiaries | Bank of America Corporation        
Assets        
Receivables from subsidiaries 569 2,395    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Payables to subsidiaries 465 2,559    
Nonbank Companies and Related Subsidiaries | Bank of America Corporation        
Assets        
Receivables from subsidiaries 56,426 52,251    
Investments in subsidiaries 2,402 2,139    
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]        
Payables to subsidiaries $ 13,921 $ 17,698