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Discontinued Operations - Disposals That Do Not Qualify For Discontinued Operations Reporting (Details) (Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member], GB&M London Precious Metals Custody and Clearing Business [Member], USD $)
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Dec. 19, 2014
Dec. 19, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | GB&M London Precious Metals Custody and Clearing Business [Member]
         
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]          
Increase to additional paid-in capital due to sale of GB&M London precious metals business to an affiliate $ 60,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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= hsbcusa_GBMLondonPreciousMetalsCustodyandClearingBusinessMember
       
Decrease in trading assets   (3,000,000,000)hsbcusa_DisposalGroupIncreaseDecreaseTradingAssets
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Decrease in Loans   (320,000,000)hsbcusa_DisposalGroupIncreaseDecreaseLoans
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= hsbcusa_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember
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= hsbcusa_GBMLondonPreciousMetalsCustodyandClearingBusinessMember
     
Decrease in Deposits   (440,000,000)hsbcusa_DisposalGroupIncreaseDecreaseDeposits
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= hsbcusa_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= hsbcusa_GBMLondonPreciousMetalsCustodyandClearingBusinessMember
     
Decrease in Short-term Borrowings   (370,000,000)hsbcusa_DisposalGroupIncreaseDecreaseShorttermBorrowings
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= hsbcusa_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= hsbcusa_GBMLondonPreciousMetalsCustodyandClearingBusinessMember
     
Decrease in trading liabilities   (3,000,000,000)hsbcusa_DisposalGroupIncreaseDecreaseTradingLiabilities
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Income before taxes     $ 20,000,000hsbcusa_IncomelossfromIndividuallySignificantComponentDisposedoforHeldforsaleExcludingDiscontinuedOperationsbeforeIncomeTax
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$ 30,000,000hsbcusa_IncomelossfromIndividuallySignificantComponentDisposedoforHeldforsaleExcludingDiscontinuedOperationsbeforeIncomeTax
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/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= hsbcusa_GBMLondonPreciousMetalsCustodyandClearingBusinessMember
$ 49,000,000hsbcusa_IncomelossfromIndividuallySignificantComponentDisposedoforHeldforsaleExcludingDiscontinuedOperationsbeforeIncomeTax
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