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Variable Interest Entities - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Related to Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Variable interest entities [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated Assets $ 372us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
$ 380us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Consolidated Liabilities 178us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
167us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Other assets [Member] | Low income housing limited liability partnership [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated Assets 372us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
380us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
Long-term debt [Member] | Low income housing limited liability partnership [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated Liabilities 92us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
92us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
Interest, taxes and other liabilities [Member] | Low income housing limited liability partnership [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Consolidated Liabilities $ 86us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember
$ 75us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hsbcusa_LowIncomeHousingLimitedLiabilityPartnershipMember