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Parent Company Information - Statement of Cash Flows (Details)

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Parent Company Information - Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net income $ 30,509 $ 26,973 $ 26,305
Operating activities      
Other operating activities, net 3,739 7,522 7,708
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 12,613 (8,805) 44,982
Investing activities      
Other investing activities, net (4,331) (4,145) (5,258)
Net cash used in investing activities (145,157) (90,693) (35,387)
Financing activities      
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 99,867 56,683 65,396
Retirement of long-term debt (76,031) (70,411) (44,571)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants 5,493 0 0
Common stock repurchased (21,433) (13,104) (4,576)
Cash dividends paid (9,563) (9,503) (9,087)
Net cash provided by financing activities 69,948 60,369 93,345
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (58,269) (42,959) 102,870
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 290,114 333,073 230,203
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 231,845 290,114 333,073
Bank of America Corporation      
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
Net income 30,509 26,973 26,305
Operating activities      
Equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of subsidiaries 6,226 (2,828) (1,171)
Other operating activities, net 10,202 1,986 3,395
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 46,937 26,131 28,529
Investing activities      
Net purchases of securities (17) (17) (15)
Net payments from (to) subsidiaries (22,125) 16,858 (21,267)
Other investing activities, net (24) 0 (43)
Net cash used in investing activities (22,166) 16,841 (21,325)
Financing activities      
Net increase in short-term borrowings 1 0 0
Net increase in other advances 8,748 3,542 2,825
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 36,510 17,817 23,950
Retirement of long-term debt (38,785) (36,416) (25,366)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants 5,493 0 0
Redemption of preferred stock (2,669) (5,254) 0
Common stock repurchased (21,433) (13,104) (4,576)
Cash dividends paid (9,563) (9,503) (9,087)
Net cash provided by financing activities (21,698) (42,918) (12,254)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,073 54 (5,050)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 4,613 4,559 9,609
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 $ 7,686 $ 4,613 $ 4,559