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Fair Value Measurement - Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Net loans held for investment | $ 0 | $ 0
Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Net loans held for investment | 251,514 | 258,696
Nonrecurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Net loans held for investment | 244 | 294
Other assets | 76 | 103
Total assets | 320 | 397
Nonrecurring | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Net loans held for investment | 0 | 0
Other assets | 0 | 0
Total assets | 0 | 0
Nonrecurring | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Net loans held for investment | 244 | 294
Other assets | 76 | 103
Total assets | 320 | 397
Equity investments accounted for under measurement alternative | 25 | 5
Foreclosed property and repossessed assets, fair value disclosure | $ 51 | 61
Long lived assets held for sale |  | $ 37

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- Definition Fair value portion of investments in an entity not consolidated. Includes, but is not limited to, investments in an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership, an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group, an entity which the company has significant influence, but does not have control and subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity or cost method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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