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Internal Risk, Percentage

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Amount of financing receivable originated five or more years prior to latest fiscal year.

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Amount of financing receivable originated four years prior to latest fiscal year.

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Amount of financing receivable originated in current fiscal year.

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Amount of financing receivable originated in fiscal year prior to latest fiscal year.

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Amount of financing receivable originated three years prior to latest fiscal year.

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Amount of financing receivable originated two years prior to latest fiscal year.

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Amount of financing receivable that can be withdrawn, repaid and redrawn.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Loans - Commercial Banking: Risk Profile by Internal Risk Rating (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans held for investment	$ 262,990	$ 265,809	$ 240,273
Commercial Banking
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	4,602
2019	17,307
2018	9,534
2017	6,019
2016	4,710
Prior	11,733
Total Term Loans	53,905
Revolving Loans	27,170
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	85
Loans held for investment	81,160	$ 74,508
Internal Risk, Percentage		100.00%
Commercial Banking \| PCI loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans held for investment		$ 31
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.00%
Commercial Banking \| Noncriticized
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans held for investment		$ 71,848
Internal Risk, Percentage		96.50%
Commercial Banking \| Criticized \| Criticized performing
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans held for investment		$ 2,181
Internal Risk, Percentage		2.90%
Commercial Banking \| Criticized \| Criticized nonperforming
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans held for investment		$ 448
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.60%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	1,846
2019	5,803
2018	4,106
2017	2,364
2016	2,506
Prior	7,464
Total Term Loans	24,089
Revolving Loans	8,284
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Loans held for investment	32,373	$ 30,245
Internal Risk, Percentage		100.00%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| PCI loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans held for investment		$ 21
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.10%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| Noncriticized
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	1,846
2019	5,748
2018	4,096
2017	2,264
2016	2,344
Prior	7,181
Total Term Loans	23,479
Revolving Loans	8,284
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Loans held for investment	31,763	$ 29,625
Internal Risk, Percentage		97.90%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| Criticized \| Criticized performing
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	0
2019	55
2018	9
2017	91
2016	161
Prior	223
Total Term Loans	539
Revolving Loans	0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Loans held for investment	539	$ 561
Internal Risk, Percentage		1.90%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and multifamily real estate \| Criticized \| Criticized nonperforming
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	0
2019	0
2018	1
2017	9
2016	1
Prior	60
Total Term Loans	71
Revolving Loans	0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Loans held for investment	71	$ 38
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.10%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	2,756
2019	11,504
2018	5,428
2017	3,655
2016	2,204
Prior	4,269
Total Term Loans	29,816
Revolving Loans	18,886
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	85
Loans held for investment	48,787	$ 44,263
Internal Risk, Percentage		100.00%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| PCI loans
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans held for investment		$ 10
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.00%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| Noncriticized
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	2,712
2019	11,031
2018	5,085
2017	3,290
2016	2,098
Prior	4,149
Total Term Loans	28,365
Revolving Loans	17,504
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	82
Loans held for investment	45,951	$ 42,223
Internal Risk, Percentage		95.40%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| Criticized \| Criticized performing
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	32
2019	380
2018	324
2017	287
2016	95
Prior	120
Total Term Loans	1,238
Revolving Loans	1,172
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	3
Loans held for investment	2,413	$ 1,620
Internal Risk, Percentage		3.70%
Commercial Banking \| Commercial and industrial \| Criticized \| Criticized nonperforming
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
2020	12
2019	93
2018	19
2017	78
2016	11
Prior	0
Total Term Loans	213
Revolving Loans	210
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Loans held for investment	$ 423	$ 410
Internal Risk, Percentage		0.90%