Financing Receivable, Past Due And Not Past Due, Excluding PCI Loans

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Financing receivable past due and not past due under paycheck protection program

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Financing Receivable, Total Term Loans, before Allowance for Credit Loss

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Amount of financing receivable originated more than five years prior to current fiscal year.

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

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

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

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Amount of financing receivable that can be withdrawn, repaid and redrawn.

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

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Loans - Consumer Banking Portfolio by Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total Loans	$ 251,624	$ 265,809	$ 245,899
Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	29,724
2019	18,253
2018	10,209
2017	6,191
2016	2,717
Prior	1,102
Total Term Loans	68,196
Revolving Loans	683
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	9
Total Loans	68,888	63,065
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		63,063
Auto \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	28,683
2019	18,020
2018	9,995
2017	5,967
2016	2,542
Prior	555
Total Term Loans	65,762
Revolving Loans	0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	65,762	60,362
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		60,362
Retail banking \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	1,041
2019	233
2018	214
2017	224
2016	175
Prior	547
Total Term Loans	2,434
Revolving Loans	683
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	9
Total Loans	3,126	2,703
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		2,701
Loans under Paycheck Protection Program	919
Current \| Retail banking \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	1,041
2019	233
2018	206
2017	222
2016	167
Prior	537
Total Term Loans	2,406
Revolving Loans	651
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	7
Total Loans	3,064
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		2,658
30-59 days \| Retail banking \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	0
2019	0
2018	7
2017	1
2016	2
Prior	2
Total Term Loans	12
Revolving Loans	15
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	1
Total Loans	28
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		24
60-89 days \| Retail banking \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	0
2019	0
2018	1
2017	0
2016	5
Prior	4
Total Term Loans	10
Revolving Loans	8
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	1
Total Loans	19
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		8
Greater than 90 days \| Retail banking \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	0
2019	0
2018	0
2017	1
2016	1
Prior	4
Total Term Loans	6
Revolving Loans	9
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	15
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		11
Greater than 660 \| Auto \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	13,352
2019	8,091
2018	4,675
2017	2,810
2016	1,168
Prior	203
Total Term Loans	30,299
Revolving Loans	0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	30,299
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		28,773
621-660 \| Auto \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	5,781
2019	3,631
2018	2,003
2017	1,172
2016	488
Prior	109
Total Term Loans	13,184
Revolving Loans	0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	13,184
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		11,924
620 or below \| Auto \| Consumer Banking
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2020	9,550
2019	6,298
2018	3,317
2017	1,985
2016	886
Prior	243
Total Term Loans	22,279
Revolving Loans	0
Revolving Loans Converted to Term	0
Total Loans	$ 22,279
Total Loans, Excluding PCI Loans		$ 19,665