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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Amortization Expense (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
| Amortization of intangibles | $ 936us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 1,086us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets | $ 1,264us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
| Purchased credit card and Affinity relationships | |||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
| Amortization of intangibles |
415us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = bac_PurchasedCreditCardandAffinityRelationshipsMember |
475us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = bac_PurchasedCreditCardandAffinityRelationshipsMember |
556us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = bac_PurchasedCreditCardandAffinityRelationshipsMember |
| Core deposit intangibles | |||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
| Amortization of intangibles |
140us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember |
197us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember |
254us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember |
| Customer relationships | |||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
| Amortization of intangibles |
355us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
371us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
391us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember |
| Other intangibles | |||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
| Amortization of intangibles |
$ 26us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember |
$ 43us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember |
$ 63us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember |
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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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