Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt instruments

The composition of long-term debt is presented in the following table. Interest rates on floating rate notes are determined periodically by formulas based on certain money market rates or, in certain instances, by minimum interest rates as specified in the agreements governing the issues. Interest rates and maturity dates in effect at December 31, 2016 are shown in the below table.

				At December 31,
	Maturity Date Range	Interest Rate Range	Interest Rate Weighted Average	2016		2015
				(in millions)
Issued or acquired by HSBC USA:
Senior debt:
Fixed-rate notes	2017-2024	1.30% - 3.50%	2.20%	$	11,423	$	11,412
Floating-rate notes	2017-2019	1.24% - 1.88%	1.48%	1,748		2,747
Structured notes	2017-2045	.85% - 3.29%	1.75%	7,849		7,071
Total senior debt				21,020		21,230
Subordinated debt:
Fixed-rate notes	2020-2097	5.00% - 9.30%	6.15%	1,171		1,170
Floating-rate notes	2025	3.13%	3.13%	850		850
Total subordinated debt				2,021		2,020
Mark-to-market adjustment on fair value option debt				337		(62		)
Total issued or acquired by HSBC USA				23,378		23,188
Issued or acquired by HSBC Bank USA and its subsidiaries:
Senior debt:
Floating-rate notes	2019-2036	.74% - 2.62%	2.37%	4,031		6
Structured notes	2017-2040	.92% - 2.35%	1.25%	218		262
FHLB advances - floating-rate	2017-2036	1.06% - 1.51%	1.28%	5,700		5,600
Total senior debt				9,949		5,868
Subordinated fixed-rate notes	2017-2039	4.88% - 7.00%	5.86%	4,103		4,201
Long term debt issued by VIE - fixed-rate	2018	17.20%	17.20%	79		92
Mark-to-market adjustment on fair value option debt				230		160
Total issued or acquired by HSBC Bank USA and its subsidiaries				14,361		10,321
Total long-term debt				$	37,739	$	33,509

Maturities of long-term debt

Maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2016 were as follows:

	(in millions)
2017	$	4,870
2018	9,436
2019	4,569
2020	6,353
2021	3,448
Thereafter	9,063
Total	$	37,739