Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Quantitative Information Regarding The Significant Unobservable Inputs For Certain Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Detail) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Y	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Y
Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value, liabilities	$ 21	$ 18
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range dollars	0	0
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range dollars	83	83
Discounted Cash Flows [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range dollars	42	42
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | BET Model [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value, liabilities	92	72
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Multi Sector C D O [Member] | Direct Price Model [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value, liabilities	4	3
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | BET And Dual Default Valuation Models [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value, liabilities	$ 8	$ 10
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Recovery Rates [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	25.00%	25.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Recovery Rates [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	90.00%	90.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Recovery Rates [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	57.00%	66.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Recovery Rates [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage		42.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Recovery Rates [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage		45.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Recovery Rates [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage		43.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	22.00%	33.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	37.00%	55.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	37.00%	54.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Multi Sector C D O [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	58.00%	59.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Multi Sector C D O [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	58.00%	59.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Multi Sector C D O [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	58.00%	59.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	52.00%	59.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	56.00%	59.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Nonperformance Risk [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	55.00%	59.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average Life [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Weighted Average (in years) | Y	0.9	1.1
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average Life [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Weighted Average (in years) | Y	3.3	3.2
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average Life [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Weighted Average (in years) | Y	1.7	1.6
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average Life [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Weighted Average (in years) | Y	5.9	0.5
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average Life [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Weighted Average (in years) | Y	6.9	7.3
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average Life [Member] | Other Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Weighted Average (in years) | Y	6.3	1.9
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Spreads [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	0.00%	0.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Spreads [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	57.00%	59.00%
Credit Derivatives [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Spreads [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	28.00%	19.00%
Loans Receivable [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Quoted market prices adjusted for financial guarantees provided to VIE obligations [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, assets	$ 1,045	$ 1,292
Loans Receivable [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Impact Of Financial Guarantee [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	0.00%	0.00%
Loans Receivable [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Impact Of Financial Guarantee [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	26.00%	5.00%
Loans Receivable [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Impact Of Financial Guarantee [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	2.00%	1.00%
Loan Repurchase Commitments [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Discounted cash flow [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, assets	$ 401	$ 396
Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Quoted market prices of VIE assets adjusted for financial guarantees provided [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair value, liabilities	$ 523	$ 1,267
Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Impact Of Financial Guarantee [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	0.00%	0.00%
Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Impact Of Financial Guarantee [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	52.00%	37.00%
Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Impact Of Financial Guarantee [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Range percentage	23.00%	14.00%