Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio (Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans And Leases Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 14,823	$ 14,453
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, after Allowance for Credit Loss	14,910	14,540
Residential Portfolio Segment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans And Leases Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	14,823	14,453
Loans and Leases Receivable, Unamortized Premiums	158	156
Loans and Leases Receivable, Unamortized Discounts	(55)	(54)
Loans and Leases Receivable, Hedging Basis Adjustment	(10)	(9)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Noncurrent	14,916	14,546
Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, after Allowance for Credit Loss	14,910	14,540
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance	(6)	(6)
Single Family [Member] \| Fixed rate, long-term single family mortgages [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans And Leases Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	13,897	13,549
Single Family [Member] \| Fixed rate, medium-term single family mortgages [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans And Leases Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 926	$ 904

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Reflects the cumulative amount of discounts from the face amount of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment of yield.

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Reflects the cumulative amount of premiums over the face amount of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment to yield.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, fee, and loan in process, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 942
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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