Guarantee Arrangements, Pledged Assets and Repurchase Agreements - Summary of Change in Estimated Repurchase Liability for Loans Sold to GSEs and Other Third Parties (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Estimated Repurchase Liability For Loans Sold [Roll Forward]
Estimate of possible losses in excess of recorded liability	$ 390,000,000
Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold [Member]
Estimated Repurchase Liability For Loans Sold [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	17,000,000	$ 27,000,000	$ 99,000,000
Decrease in liability recorded through earnings	(3,000,000)	(9,000,000)	(41,000,000)
Realized losses	(2,000,000)	(1,000,000)	(31,000,000)
Balance at end of period	12,000,000	$ 17,000,000	27,000,000
Minimum [Member] | Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold [Member]
Estimated Repurchase Liability For Loans Sold [Roll Forward]
Estimate of possible losses in excess of recorded liability	0
Maximum [Member] | Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold [Member]
Estimated Repurchase Liability For Loans Sold [Roll Forward]
Estimate of possible losses in excess of recorded liability	$ 25,000,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member] | Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold [Member]
Estimated Repurchase Liability For Loans Sold [Roll Forward]
Realized losses			(25,000,000)
Amount of repurchasing reserves released			$ 34,000,000