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Preferred Stock - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2007
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F ($25 stated value) [Member]    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Stated Value Per Share (usd per share)   $ 25us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
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= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesFMember
Dividend Rate   3.549%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesFMember
14,950,000 Depositary Shares each representing a one-fortieth interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G ($1,000 stated value) [Member]    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Stated Value Per Share (usd per share)   $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesGMember
Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares Outstanding (sharers)   14,950,000hsbcusa_PreferredStockDepositarySharesOutstanding
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= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesGMember
Dividend Rate   4.056%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesGMember
Ownership interest   2.50%hsbcusa_PreferredStockDepositaryShareOwnershipInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesGMember
14,950,000 Depositary Shares each representing a one-fortieth interest in a share of 6.50% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H ($1,000 stated value) [Member]    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Stated Value Per Share (usd per share)   $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_A650NonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesHMember
Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares Outstanding (sharers)   14,950,000hsbcusa_PreferredStockDepositarySharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_A650NonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesHMember
Dividend Rate   6.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_A650NonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesHMember
Ownership interest   2.50%hsbcusa_PreferredStockDepositaryShareOwnershipInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_A650NonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesHMember
6,000,000 Depositary shares each representing a one-fourth interest in a share of Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D ($100 stated value) [Member]    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Stated Value Per Share (usd per share)   $ 100us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares Outstanding (sharers)   6,000,000hsbcusa_PreferredStockDepositarySharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
Dividend Rate   4.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
Ownership interest   25.00%hsbcusa_PreferredStockDepositaryShareOwnershipInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
$2.8575 Cumulative Preferred Stock ($50 stated value) [Member]    
Class of Stock [Line Items]    
Stated Value Per Share (usd per share)   $ 50us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember
Dividend Rate   5.715%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember
Dividend per share (usd per share) $ 2.8575us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePerDollarAmount
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= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember
$ 2.8575us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePerDollarAmount
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= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember