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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Details) (Credit Card Receivable [Member], USD $)
12 Months Ended 24 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
May 01, 2012
Credit Card Receivable [Member]
           
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]            
Amortized cost or fair value adjustments $ 440,000,000hsbcusa_RecordedLowerOfAmortizedCostOrFairValueAdjustment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember
$ 604,000,000hsbcusa_RecordedLowerOfAmortizedCostOrFairValueAdjustment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember
$ 1,000,000,000hsbcusa_RecordedLowerOfAmortizedCostOrFairValueAdjustment
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember
     
Cash consideration received upon sale of discontinued operations           19,200,000,000hsbcusa_CashReceivedUponReceivableSettlement
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember
Discontinued operations, Assets       0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember
0us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember
 
Discontinued operations, Liabilities       $ 0us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember
$ 0us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditCardReceivablesMember