Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment review threshold amount	$ 2,500,000
Loans held for sale adjusted to fair value	0	$ 0
Other equity investments	106,000,000
Loans, net of allowance	88,381,000,000	85,528,000,000
Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Education Lending [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans, net of allowance	1,100,000,000	1,300,000,000
Loans at fair value	2,000,000	2,000,000
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans held for sale adjusted to fair value	87,000,000	71,000,000
Loans, net of allowance	86,418,000,000	84,003,000,000
Loans at fair value	3,000,000	2,000,000
Fair Value [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Education Lending [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans, net of allowance	1,000,000,000.0	1,000,000,000.0
Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans held for sale adjusted to fair value	87,000,000	71,000,000
Loans, net of allowance	88,378,000,000	85,526,000,000
Loans at fair value	3,000,000	2,000,000
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Education Lending [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans, net of allowance	1,100,000,000	1,300,000,000
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Loans held for sale adjusted to fair value	0	1,000,000
Loans, net of allowance	86,418,000,000	84,003,000,000
Loans at fair value	3,000,000	2,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities measured at fair value on non recurring basis	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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