Variable Interest Entities and Securitizations - Carrying Amount of Assets and Liabilities of Variable Interest Entities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	$ 35,152	$ 37,157
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	17,026	12,449
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	4,120	3,796
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	582	519
Maximum exposure to loss	4,782	4,451
Affordable housing entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	0	0
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	0	0
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	3,852	3,500
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	555	488
Maximum exposure to loss	3,852	3,500
Entities that provide capital to low-income and rural communities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	352	374
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	101	99
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	0	1
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	0	0
Maximum exposure to loss	0	1
Other
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	0	4
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	0	0
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	57	74
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	0	0
Maximum exposure to loss	57	74
Total Other VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	352	378
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	101	99
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	3,909	3,575
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	555	488
Maximum exposure to loss	3,909	3,575
Credit card loan securitizations
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	34,800	36,779
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	16,925	12,350
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	0	0
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	0	0
Maximum exposure to loss	0	0
Home loan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	0	0
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	0	0
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	211	221
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	27	31
Maximum exposure to loss	873	876
Total securitization-related VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying Amount of Assets, Consolidated	34,800	36,779
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Consolidated	16,925	12,350
Carrying Amount of Assets, Unconsolidated	211	221
Carrying Amount of Liabilities, Unconsolidated	27	31
Maximum exposure to loss	$ 873	$ 876

The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (bb)
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=52262685&loc=d3e5728-111685

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=52262685&loc=d3e5747-111685

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