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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]    
Basis adjustments for active fair value hedges which increased (decreased) the carrying amount of our debt $ (4)hsbcusa_FairValueHedgeBasisAdjustmentIncreaseDecreasesInCarryingAmountOfDebt $ 2hsbcusa_FairValueHedgeBasisAdjustmentIncreaseDecreasesInCarryingAmountOfDebt
Amortization of basis adjustments related to terminated and/or re-designated fair value hedge relationships of our debt 8hsbcusa_AmortizationofBasisAdjustmentsRelatedToTerminatedandorRedesignatedFairValueHedgeRelationshipsofCompanyDebt 14hsbcusa_AmortizationofBasisAdjustmentsRelatedToTerminatedandorRedesignatedFairValueHedgeRelationshipsofCompanyDebt
Basis adjustments for active fair value hedges which increased (decreased) the carrying amount of available for sale securities 541hsbcusa_IncreaseDecreaseinBasisAdjustmentforActiveFairValueHedgesofAvailableforSaleSecurities 775hsbcusa_IncreaseDecreaseinBasisAdjustmentforActiveFairValueHedgesofAvailableforSaleSecurities
Accumulated unamortized basis adjustment for active fair value hedges which increased (decreased) the carrying amount of our available for sale securities 458hsbcusa_IncreaseDecreaseInAccumulatedUnamortizedAdjustmentsForFairValueHedgesAsAvailableForSaleSecurities (84)hsbcusa_IncreaseDecreaseInAccumulatedUnamortizedAdjustmentsForFairValueHedgesAsAvailableForSaleSecurities
Amortization of basis adjustments related to terminated and/or re-designated cash flow hedge relationships 6hsbcusa_AmortizationofBasisAdjustmentsRelatedToTerminatedAndOrRedesignatedCashFlowRelationships 10hsbcusa_AmortizationofBasisAdjustmentsRelatedToTerminatedAndOrRedesignatedCashFlowRelationships
Next twelve months, reclassification of remaining losses to earnings resulting from cash flow hedges 11us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths  
Aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent 7,006us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue 5,614us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
Collateral already posted aggregate fair value 6,136us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue 5,059us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
Subordinated Debt [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Accumulated unamortized basis adjustment for terminated and/or re-designated fair value hedges of our debt $ 21us-gaap_DeferredGainLossOnDiscontinuationOfFairValueHedge
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$ 33us-gaap_DeferredGainLossOnDiscontinuationOfFairValueHedge
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