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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:        
Balance at beginning of period $ 158us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax $ (18)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax    
Other comprehensive income for period:        
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during period, net of tax (19)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 144us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax    
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in net income, net of tax (14)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax [1] (14)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax [1]    
Amortization of net unrealized losses on securities transferred from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity realized in net income, net of tax 5hsbcusa_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationofNetUnrealizedLossesonTransfersfromAvailableforSaletoHeldtoMaturitySecuritiesNetofTax [2] 0hsbcusa_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationofNetUnrealizedLossesonTransfersfromAvailableforSaletoHeldtoMaturitySecuritiesNetofTax [2]    
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period (28)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 130us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax    
Balance at end of period 130us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 112us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax    
Unrealized losses on other-than-temporarily impaired debt securities held-to-maturity:        
Balance at beginning of period 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNotCreditLossNetOfTaxHeldtomaturityDebtSecurities (60)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNotCreditLossNetOfTaxHeldtomaturityDebtSecurities    
Other comprehensive income for period:        
Reclassification adjustment related to the accretion of unrealized other-than-temporary impairment, net of tax 0hsbcusa_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsReclassificationAdjustmentofNoncreditPortionNetofTaxHeldtomaturitySecurities [3] 1hsbcusa_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsReclassificationAdjustmentofNoncreditPortionNetofTaxHeldtomaturitySecurities [3]    
Total other comprehensive income for period 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParentHeldtomaturitySecurities 1us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParentHeldtomaturitySecurities    
Balance at end of period 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNotCreditLossNetOfTaxHeldtomaturityDebtSecurities (59)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNotCreditLossNetOfTaxHeldtomaturityDebtSecurities    
Unrealized (losses) gains on derivatives classified as cash flow hedges:        
Balance at beginning of period (156)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (83)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax    
Other comprehensive income (loss) for period:        
Net unrealized losses arising during period, net of tax (21)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (21)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax    
Reclassification adjustment of losses realized in net income, net of tax 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax [4] 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax [4]    
Total other comprehensive income (loss) for period (19)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent (20)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent    
Balance at end of period (175)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax (103)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax    
Pension and postretirement benefit liability:        
Balance at beginning of period (3)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax 2us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax    
Other comprehensive income for period:        
Change in unfunded pension and postretirement liability, net of tax 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax    
Total other comprehensive income for period 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax    
Balance at end of period (2)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax 2us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax    
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period (47)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (48)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (1)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax  
AOCI included in pretax unrealized losses       $ (234)hsbcusa_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetUnrealizedGainsLossesonTransfersfromAvailableforSaletoHeldtoMaturitySecuritiesBeforeTax
[1] Amount reclassified to net income is included in other securities gains, net in our consolidated statement of income.
[2] Amount amortized to net income is included in interest income in our consolidated statement of income. During the third quarter of 2014, we transferred securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity. At the date of transfer, AOCI included net pretax unrealized losses of $234 million related to the transferred securities which will be amortized over the remaining contractual life of each security as an adjustment of yield in a manner consistent with the amortization of any premium or discount.
[3] Amount reclassified to the carrying value of the debt securities is included in securities held-to-maturity in our consolidated balance sheet.
[4] Amount reclassified to net income is included in interest income (expense) in our consolidated statement of income.