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Trading Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets $ 21,092hsbcusa_TradingAssets $ 28,894hsbcusa_TradingAssets
Trading liabilities 8,164us-gaap_TradingLiabilities 10,875us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
U.S. Treasury [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 2,675hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
1,344hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
US Government agency issued or guaranteed [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 3hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
19hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
US Government sponsored enterprises [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 45hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
[1] 159hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
[1]
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivision [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 591hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
25hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Asset backed securities [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 481hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
481hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Corporate and foreign bonds [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 9,681hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hsbcusa_CorporateAndForeignBondsMember
9,099hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hsbcusa_CorporateAndForeignBondsMember
Other securities [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 22hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember
25hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember
Precious metals [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 1,992hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommoditiesInvestmentMember
11,751hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommoditiesInvestmentMember
Trading liabilities 22us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommoditiesInvestmentMember
3,826us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommoditiesInvestmentMember
Securities sold, not yet purchased [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading liabilities 683us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchasedMember
308us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldNotYetPurchasedMember
Derivatives [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 5,602hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeMember
5,991hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeMember
Derivatives [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading liabilities 7,459us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeMember
6,741us-gaap_TradingLiabilities
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeMember
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member] | US Government sponsored enterprises [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets 45hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_FederalNationalMortgageAssociationCertificatesAndObligationsFNMAMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
133hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_FederalNationalMortgageAssociationCertificatesAndObligationsFNMAMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member] | US Government sponsored enterprises [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Trading assets $ 0hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationCertificatesAndObligationsFHLMCMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
$ 26hsbcusa_TradingAssets
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationCertificatesAndObligationsFHLMCMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentSponsoredEnterprisesDebtSecuritiesMember
[1] Includes mortgage backed securities of $45 million and $133 million issued or guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and $0 million and $26 million issued or guaranteed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.