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Commitments, Contingencies, Guarantees, and Others - Unfunded Lending Commitments: Contractual Amount and Carrying Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unfunded lending commitments, contractual amount	$ 401,474	$ 382,427
Off-balance sheet lending commitment, carrying value	137	124
Credit Card
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unused commitments to extend credit, contractual amount	363,446	346,186
Other excluding credit card
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unused commitments to extend credit, contractual amount	36,454	34,449
Off-balance sheet lending commitment, carrying value	110	95
Advised line of credit	1,600	1,300
Letter of credit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit, contractual amount	1,574	1,792
Off-balance sheet lending commitment, carrying value	$ 27	$ 29

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- Definition

The contractual amount of line of credit that drawings are subject to our satisfactory evaluation of the customer and are cancelable upon proper notice.

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- Definition

The carrying value of off-balance sheet lending-related financial instruments (e.g., commitments and guarantees), which represents the allowance for lending-related commitments, deferred revenue and the guarantee liability.

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- Definition

Letter of credit issued contractual amount and unused commitment to extend credit

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Unused amount of commitments to extend credit to customers.

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