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Financing receivable past due and not past due under paycheck protection program

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Financing Receivable, Total Term Loans, before Allowance for Credit Loss

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Amount of financing receivable originated more than five years prior to current fiscal year.

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Amount of financing receivable originated in fiscal year prior to current fiscal year.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of financing receivable that can be withdrawn, repaid and redrawn.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Loans - Commercial Banking: Risk Profile by Internal Risk Rating (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 248,223	$ 265,809	$ 249,355
Loans under Paycheck Protection Program	242
Commercial Banking
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	11,004
2019	14,821
2018	8,972
2017	5,474
2016	4,344
Prior	10,484
Total Term Loans	55,099
Revolving Loans	20,570
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	225
Total Loans	75,894	$ 74,508
Internal Risk, Percentage		100.00%
Commercial Banking \| PCI loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total Loans		$ 31
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.00%
Commercial Banking \| Noncriticized
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total Loans		$ 71,848
Internal Risk, Percentage		96.50%
Commercial Banking \| Criticized \| Criticized performing
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total Loans		$ 2,181
Internal Risk, Percentage		2.90%
Commercial Banking \| Criticized \| Criticized nonperforming
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total Loans		$ 448
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.60%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	3,234
2019	5,648
2018	3,894
2017	2,122
2016	2,263
Prior	6,828
Total Term Loans	23,989
Revolving Loans	7,208
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	31,197	$ 30,245
Internal Risk, Percentage		100.00%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| PCI loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total Loans		$ 21
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.10%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| Noncriticized
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	3,017
2019	5,267
2018	3,426
2017	1,796
2016	1,972
Prior	5,756
Total Term Loans	21,234
Revolving Loans	7,152
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	28,386	$ 29,625
Internal Risk, Percentage		97.90%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| Criticized \| Criticized performing
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	217
2019	369
2018	438
2017	326
2016	288
Prior	935
Total Term Loans	2,573
Revolving Loans	56
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	2,629	$ 561
Internal Risk, Percentage		1.90%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| Criticized \| Criticized nonperforming
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	0
2019	12
2018	30
2017	0
2016	3
Prior	137
Total Term Loans	182
Revolving Loans	0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	182	$ 38
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.10%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	7,770
2019	9,173
2018	5,078
2017	3,352
2016	2,081
Prior	3,656
Total Term Loans	31,110
Revolving Loans	13,362
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	225
Total Loans	44,697	$ 44,263
Internal Risk, Percentage		100.00%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| PCI loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Total Loans		$ 10
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.00%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| Noncriticized
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	7,467
2019	8,363
2018	4,565
2017	2,932
2016	1,981
Prior	3,443
Total Term Loans	28,751
Revolving Loans	11,213
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	183
Total Loans	40,147	$ 42,223
Internal Risk, Percentage		95.40%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| Criticized \| Criticized performing
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	258
2019	732
2018	461
2017	345
2016	91
Prior	210
Total Term Loans	2,097
Revolving Loans	1,825
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	42
Total Loans	3,964	$ 1,620
Internal Risk, Percentage		3.70%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| Criticized \| Criticized nonperforming
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
2020	45
2019	78
2018	52
2017	75
2016	9
Prior	3
Total Term Loans	262
Revolving Loans	324
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	$ 586	$ 410
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.90%