Loans Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	$ 512	$ 715
Commercial Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	394	648
Commercial Loans [Member] | Real Estate, Including Construction [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	27	115
Commercial Loans [Member] | Global Banking [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	367	533
Consumer Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	118	67
Consumer Loans [Member] | Residential Mortgages [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	65	6
Consumer Loans [Member] | Other consumer [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	$ 53	$ 61