Loans Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	$ 289	$ 512
Commercial Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	212	394
Commercial Loans [Member] | Real Estate, Including Construction [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	83	27
Commercial Loans [Member] | Business and Corporate Banking [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	35	0
Commercial Loans [Member] | Global Banking [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	94	367
Consumer Loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	77	118
Consumer Loans [Member] | Residential Mortgages [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	77	65
Consumer Loans [Member] | Other consumer [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans held for sale	$ 0	$ 53