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Variable Interest Entities - Variable Interests Held by Us and Our Maximum Exposure to Loss Rising From Our Involvements in Those VIEs (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Variable Interest Held Classified as Assets $ 2,914us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets $ 2,689us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
Variable Interests Held Classified as Liabilities 46us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities 55us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
Total Assets in Unconsolidated VIEs 16,992hsbcusa_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedTotalAssets 23,234hsbcusa_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedTotalAssets
Maximum Exposure to Loss 8,589us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount 8,448us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
Asset-backed commercial paper conduits [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Variable Interest Held Classified as Assets 29us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
417us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
Variable Interests Held Classified as Liabilities 0us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
0us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
Total Assets in Unconsolidated VIEs 10,984hsbcusa_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedTotalAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
17,044hsbcusa_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedTotalAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
Maximum Exposure to Loss 2,685us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
2,560us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_AssetBackedCommercialPaperConduitsMember
Structured note vehicles [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Variable Interest Held Classified as Assets 2,841us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
2,272us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
Variable Interests Held Classified as Liabilities 7us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
55us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
Total Assets in Unconsolidated VIEs 5,867hsbcusa_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedTotalAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
6,190hsbcusa_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedTotalAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
Maximum Exposure to Loss 5,860us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
5,888us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_StructuredNoteVehiclesMember
Low income housing partnerships [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Variable Interest Held Classified as Assets 44us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
 
Variable Interests Held Classified as Liabilities 39us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
 
Total Assets in Unconsolidated VIEs 141hsbcusa_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedTotalAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
 
Maximum Exposure to Loss $ 44us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember