Investment Securities - Schedule of Credit Losses Related to Debt Securities Recognized in Earnings (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Roll Forward]
Credit loss component, beginning of period	$ 207	$ 199
Additions:
Subsequent credit impairment	0	6
Total additions	0	6
Reductions due to payoffs, disposals, transfers and other	(1)	(1)
Credit loss component, end of period	$ 206	$ 204

Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings, Additions

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Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings, Additions

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Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings, Reductions

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This item represents an increase to the cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings for an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) of a debt security held for which a previous OTTI was recognized and the investor does not intend to sell the debt security and it is not more likely than not that the investor will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

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The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings related to debt securities held for which a portion of an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8B
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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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