Financial Derivatives (Impact of Fair Value Hedge Accounting on the Carrying Value of Hedged Items) (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument - Fair Value Hedging - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Investment Securities
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Carrying Value of the Hedged Items	$ 2,655	$ 2,785
Cumulative fair value hedge adjustment included in the carrying value of hedged items	23	30
Borrowed Funds
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Carrying Value of the Hedged Items	24,259	25,797
Cumulative fair value hedge adjustment included in the carrying value of hedged items	663	1,611
Borrowed Funds Discontinued Relationships
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value hedge adjustments primarily related to discontinued borrowed funds hedge relationships, cumulative increase (decrease)	$ (100)	$ (100)

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Amount of cumulative increase (decrease) in fair value of hedged asset in fair value hedge, attributable to hedged risk, remaining after discontinued hedge.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Amount of asset hedged in fair value hedging relationship.

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