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Securities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities classified as trading | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Securities pledged as collateral | 3,300,000,000 | 3,300,000,000 | $ 3,400,000,000
Accounting Standards Update 2019-04 [Member] |  |  |
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Transfer securities with amortized cost from its held to maturity portfolio to its available for sale portfolio | $ 1,200,000,000 | $ 1,200,000,000 |

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