Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Transferred In from another class of financing receivables

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Transferred Out to another class of financing recievable

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- Definition

Carrying amount of loans sold in connection with the sale of a consumer lending subsidiary

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Carrying amount of loans transferred from another class of financial receivables

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Carrying value of loans transferred out of this class of financing receivable

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- Definition

Reflects reductions of the reserve for credit losses (bad debts) resulting from the sale of loan and lease portfolios.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(d))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7512638&loc=d3e5212-111524

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph d

-Article 9

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 114

-Paragraph 20

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Loans and ACL (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013 Retail Other Lending Subsidiaries, Excluding Covered [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Unallocated [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Retail Residential Mortgage, Excluding Covered [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Retail Residential Mortgage, Excluding Covered [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Direct Retail Lending, Excluding Covered [Member]
Loans Sold and Transferred [Line Items]
Loans sold	$ 500
Allowance for loan and lease losses, loans sold	27
Loans transferred in			8,300	230
Allowance for loan and lease losses, transferred in				38
Loans transferred out	230				8,300
Allowance for loan and lease losses, transferred out	$ 38	$ 47