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Loans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
36 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Loans $ 77,741,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 77,741,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 67,695,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome 63,258,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
Net deferred origination fees 34,000,000hsbcusa_NetDeferredOriginationCostsFees 34,000,000hsbcusa_NetDeferredOriginationCostsFees 23,000,000hsbcusa_NetDeferredOriginationCostsFees  
Net unamortized premium on loans 10,000,000hsbcusa_NetUnamortizedPremiumOnLoans 10,000,000hsbcusa_NetUnamortizedPremiumOnLoans 16,000,000hsbcusa_NetUnamortizedPremiumOnLoans  
Commercial loans removed from TDR classification 0hsbcusa_LoansReceivableCommercialLoansRemovedfromTDRClassification      
Consumer Loans [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Loans 19,654,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
19,654,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
19,201,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
 
Weighted average rate of reduction   1.64%hsbcusa_WeightedAverageRateReductionOnTdrLoans
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= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
1.94%hsbcusa_WeightedAverageRateReductionOnTdrLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
1.85%hsbcusa_WeightedAverageRateReductionOnTdrLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
Affiliated Entity [Member]        
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]        
Loans $ 4,821,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
$ 4,821,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
$ 5,328,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember