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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Netting, Assets $ (63,913)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability [1],[2] $ (68,616)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability [1],[2]
Netting Liabilities (63,913)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset [1],[2] (68,616)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset [1],[2]
Trading assets 21,092hsbcusa_TradingAssets 28,894hsbcusa_TradingAssets
Trading liabilities 8,164us-gaap_TradingLiabilities 10,875us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
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[3],[5]
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[3]
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[3]
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[3],[5]
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[3]
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[3]
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[3],[5]
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[3]
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[3],[5]
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[3]
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[3],[5]
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[3]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
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[3],[5]
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[3]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
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[9]
[1] Represents the netting of derivative receivable and payable balances for the same counterparty under enforceable netting agreements.
[2] Netting is performed at a counterparty level in cases where enforceable master netting and credit support agreements are in place, regardless of the type of derivative instrument. Therefore, we have not attempted to allocate netting to the different types of derivative instruments shown in the table above.
[3] Includes trading derivative assets of $5,602 million and $5,991 million and trading derivative liabilities of $7,459 million and $6,741 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, as well as derivatives held for hedging and commitments accounted for as derivatives.
[4] We are the client-facing entity and we enter into identical but opposite derivatives to transfer the resultant risks to our affiliates. With the exception of counterparty credit risks, we are market neutral. The corresponding intra-group derivatives are presented as equity derivatives and foreign exchange derivatives in the table.
[5] Represents counterparty and cash collateral netting which allow the offsetting of amounts relating to certain contracts if certain conditions are met.
[6] Includes certain commercial loans held for sale which we have elected to apply the fair value option. See Note 8, "Loans Held for Sale," for further information.
[7] See Note 16, "Fair Value Option," for additional information.
[8] Structured deposits and structured notes contain embedded derivative features whose fair value measurements contain significant Level 3 inputs.
[9] See Note 10, "Intangible Assets," for additional information.