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Loans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Loans $ 81,458,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 68,897,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 77,741,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
Net deferred origination fees 45,000,000hsbcusa_NetDeferredOriginationCostsFees   34,000,000hsbcusa_NetDeferredOriginationCostsFees
Net unamortized premium on loans 12,000,000hsbcusa_NetUnamortizedPremiumOnLoans   10,000,000hsbcusa_NetUnamortizedPremiumOnLoans
Commercial loans removed from TDR classification 0hsbcusa_LoansReceivableCommercialLoansRemovedfromTDRClassification 0hsbcusa_LoansReceivableCommercialLoansRemovedfromTDRClassification  
Consumer Loans [Member]      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Loans 19,811,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
  19,654,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
Weighted average rate of reduction 1.77%hsbcusa_WeightedAverageRateReductionOnTdrLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
1.50%hsbcusa_WeightedAverageRateReductionOnTdrLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ConsumerLoanMember
 
Affiliated Entity [Member]      
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]      
Loans $ 5,016,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
  $ 4,821,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember