Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations - Components of Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes for Education Lending Business (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Discontinued Operations [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Charges determined by applying a matched funds transfer pricing methodology to the liabilities assumed necessary to support the discontinued operations, after tax	$ 6	$ 9
Education Lending [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Charges determined by applying a matched funds transfer pricing methodology to the liabilities assumed necessary to support the discontinued operations, after tax	$ 6	$ 9