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Commitments, Contingencies, Guarantees, and Others - Unfunded Lending Commitments: Contractual Amount and Carrying Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Unfunded lending commitments, contractual amount | $ 401,337 | $ 401,474
Off-balance sheet lending commitment, carrying value | 202 | 137
Credit Card |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Unused commitments to extend credit, contractual amount | 369,782 | 363,446
Other excluding credit card |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Unused commitments to extend credit, contractual amount | 29,986 | 36,454
Off-balance sheet lending commitment, carrying value | 152 | 110
Advised line of credit | 1,500 | 1,600
Letter of credit |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Standby letters of credit and commercial letters of credit, contractual amount | 1,569 | 1,574
Off-balance sheet lending commitment, carrying value | $ 50 | $ 27

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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. + References No definition available. + Details
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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. + References No definition available. + Details
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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. + References 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 + Details
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