Off-Balance Sheet, Credit Loss, Liability, Contingent Guarantees

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Off-Balance Sheet, Credit Loss, Liability, Excluding Provision For Other Financial Assets

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on off-balance sheet commitment, from change in methodology. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 11
-Subparagraph (e)
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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss for off-balance sheet credit exposure. Excludes off-balance sheet credit exposure accounted for as insurance and instrument accounted for under derivatives and hedging.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919249-210447

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Asset Quality - Changes in Liability for Credit Losses on Lending Related Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Off-Balance Sheet, Credit Loss, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance at the end of the prior period	$ 68	$ 197	$ 68	$ 68
Liability for credit losses on contingent guarantees at the end of the prior period						$ 0	$ 7
Balance at beginning of period	68	178	161	68	$ 68	197	68
Provision (credit) for losses on off balance sheet exposures		(19)	20
Balance at end of period		178	161	197	68
Impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Off-Balance Sheet, Credit Loss, Liability [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect from changes in accounting principle				0	66
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Off-Balance Sheet, Credit Loss, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance at the end of the prior period	141	197	141	141
Balance at beginning of period	141	$ 197	$ 141	141	141	$ 197	$ 141
Balance at end of period				$ 197	$ 141
Other Financial Assets \| Impact of ASC 326 Adoption
Off-Balance Sheet, Credit Loss, Liability [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect from changes in accounting principle	$ 4