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Investment Securities - Schedule of Credit Losses Related to Debt Securities Recognized in Earnings (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Roll Forward]      
Credit loss component, beginning of period $ 160us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld $ 120us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld $ 68us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
Additions:      
Initial credit impairment 5us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment 14us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment 22us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment
Subsequent credit impairment 12us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses 27us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses 30us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses
Total additions 17cof_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditions 41cof_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditions 52cof_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditions
Reduction due to payoffs, disposals, transfers & other (2)cof_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedinEarningsReductions (1)cof_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedinEarningsReductions 0cof_OtherthanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedinEarningsReductions
Credit loss component, end of period $ 175us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld $ 160us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld $ 120us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld