Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Long-term Debt - Balances (Details)

Long-term Debt - Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 317,816	$ 283,279
Financial Guarantee
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding, unconditionally guaranteed	19,200	11,700
Bank of America Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	234,116	226,675
Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	54,208	33,783
Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	29,492	22,821
Consolidated VIEs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	6,847	8,457
Consolidated VIEs \| Credit Card Receivable and Automobile Securitizations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	6,400
Consolidated VIEs \| Other Variable Interest Entities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	472
Senior notes: \| Bank of America Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 187,569
Senior notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	3.65%
Long-term debt	$ 176,097	171,603
Senior notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	3.47%
Long-term debt	$ 11,471	8,736
Senior notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Minimum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	0.42%
Senior notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Minimum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	0.10%
Senior notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Maximum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	8.05%
Senior notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Maximum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	8.85%
Senior notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 16,872
Senior notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	4.79%
Long-term debt	$ 5,695	5,611
Senior notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	4.25%
Long-term debt	$ 11,177	5,851
Senior notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Minimum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	3.82%
Senior notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Minimum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	4.07%
Senior notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Maximum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	5.82%
Senior notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Maximum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	5.59%
Senior structured notes \| Bank of America Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 20,369	17,498
Subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 25,428
Subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	5.46%
Long-term debt	$ 20,802	23,539
Subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	3.38%
Long-term debt	$ 4,626	4,549
Subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Minimum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	2.94%
Subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Minimum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	2.48%
Subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Maximum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	8.13%
Subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Maximum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	4.74%
Subordinated notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,403
Subordinated notes: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Subordinated notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	6.00%
Interest Rates	6.00%
Long-term debt	$ 1,403	1,401
Junior subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 750
Junior subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	6.71%
Long-term debt	$ 750	749
Junior subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	5.65%
Interest Rates	5.65%
Long-term debt	$ 1	1
Junior subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Minimum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	6.45%
Junior subordinated notes: \| Bank of America Corporation \| Maximum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	8.05%
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 4,175
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	4.79%
Long-term debt	$ 54	1,015
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted-average Rate	3.92%
Long-term debt	$ 4,121	400
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Minimum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	0.01%
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Minimum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	3.83%
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Maximum \| Fixed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	7.42%
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks: \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries \| Maximum \| Floating
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rates	3.98%
Securitizations and other BANA VIEs \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 6,442	8,048
Other \| Subsidiaries \| Bank of America, N.A. and subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	600	495
Structured liabilities \| Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	53,803	33,374
Nonbank VIEs \| Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 405	$ 409