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Preferred Stock Other Disclosures (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 01, 2007
Apr. 07, 2010
Jul. 31, 2011
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F ($25 stated value) [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Dividend Rate 3.549%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesFMember
     
Redemption price per share (usd per share)     $ 25us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= 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]        
Basis spread on variable rate 0.75%hsbcusa_PreferredStockDividenedRateBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesGMember
     
Dividend Rate 4.056%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesGMember
     
Redemption price per share (usd per share) 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare
/ 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]        
Dividend Rate 6.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_A650NonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesHMember
     
Redemption price per share (usd per share)       $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare
/ 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]        
Dividend Rate 4.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
     
Redemption price per share (usd per share) 100us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
     
Redemption price per depositary share (usd per share) 25hsbcusa_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerDepositaryShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
     
$2.8575 Cumulative Preferred Stock ($50 stated value) [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Dividend Rate 5.715%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember
     
Dividend per share (usd per share) 2.8575us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePerDollarAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember
$ 2.8575us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePerDollarAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember
   
Redemption price per share (usd per share)   $ 50us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CumulativePreferredStockMember
   
Minimum [Member] | Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F ($25 stated value) [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Dividend Rate 3.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesFMember
     
Minimum [Member] | 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]        
Dividend Rate 4.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesGMember
     
Minimum [Member] | 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]        
Dividend Rate 4.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
     
Maximum [Member] | 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]        
Dividend Rate 10.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_AdjustableRateCumulativePreferredStockSeriesDMember
     
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F ($25 stated value) [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Basis spread on variable rate 0.75%hsbcusa_PreferredStockDividenedRateBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hsbcusa_FloatingRateNonCumulativePreferredStockSeriesFMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember