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Allowance for Loan Losses - Accrued Interest Receivable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accrued Interest Receivable | $ 1,604 | $ 1,663
Private Education Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accrued Interest Receivable | 371 | 391
Accrued Interest Receivable, Allowance for Uncollectible Interest | 26 | 30
Private Education Loans [Member] | Traditional Loan [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accrued Interest Receivable | 326 | 344
Accrued Interest Receivable, Allowance for Uncollectible Interest | 20 | 23
Private Education Loans [Member] | Non Traditional Loan [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accrued Interest Receivable | 45 | 47
Accrued Interest Receivable, Allowance for Uncollectible Interest | 6 | 7
Accrued Interest Receivable, Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Private Education Loans [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accrued Interest Receivable | 30 | 33
Accrued Interest Receivable, Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Private Education Loans [Member] | Traditional Loan [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accrued Interest Receivable | 23 | 26
Accrued Interest Receivable, Greater Than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Private Education Loans [Member] | Non Traditional Loan [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Accrued Interest Receivable | $ 7 | $ 7

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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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