Related Party Transactions - Summary of Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
HMUS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable from related parties	$ 2,360	$ 2,235
HSBC Bank Canada [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable from related parties	250	0
Other short-term affiliate lending [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable from related parties	78	39
HSBC Affiliates [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loans and leases receivable from related parties	$ 2,688	$ 2,274

For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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