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Accounting Policies - Impact of CECL Standard Adoption (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures	$ 662		$ 662		$ 318
Other					0
Total allowance for credit losses					3,060
Retained earnings	44,986		44,986		42,215
Income taxes (benefit) from continuing operations	(158)	$ 239	(38)	$ 451
Total commercial
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures	548		548		316
Total consumer
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures	$ 114		$ 114		2
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures					179	$ 179
Other						19
Total allowance for credit losses					700	661
Retained earnings						(671)
Fair Value - Assets					200
Income taxes (benefit) from continuing operations					200
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment \| Total commercial \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures					53
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment \| Total consumer \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures					126
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures					497	497
Other						19
Total allowance for credit losses						3,721
Retained earnings						$ 41,544
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance \| Total commercial
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures					369
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance \| Total consumer
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet credit exposures					$ 128