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Reporting Entity [Axis]

0001390777 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	Period [Axis]
	2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Long-term debt Dec. 31, 2016   Dec. 31, 2015 (in millions) Rate Maturity Amount   Rate Amount Senior debt:             Fixed rate 1.30 - 5.94% 2017 - 2026 $ 20,005   0.70 - 5.94% $ 17,724 Floating rate 0.80 - 2.05% 2018 - 2038 2,828   0.41 - 1.48% 2,378 Subordinated debt (a) 3.00 - 7.50% 2017 - 2028 1,383   5.45 - 7.50% 1,150 Junior subordinated debentures (b) 1.87% 2036 247   6.37 % 295 Total     $ 24,463     $ 21,547 (a) Fixed rate. (b) Floating rate at Dec. 31, 2016 and fixed rate at Dec. 31, 2015.
Trust Preferred Securities Issued by the Trusts	The following tables set forth a summary of the trust preferred securities issued by the Trusts as of Dec. 31, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2015: Trust preferred securities at Dec. 31, 2016 (dollar amounts in millions) Trust-preferred securities issued by the trust   Interest rate Assets of the trust (a) Due date Call date Call price MEL Capital III (b)(c)   $ 247 1.87 % $ 247   2036 2016 Par MEL Capital IV   — — % 500   — — — Total   $ 247   $ 747         (a) Represents junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures of BNY Mellon in the case of MEL Capital III and BNY Mellon’s Series A preferred stock in the case of MEL Capital IV. (b) Amount was translated from British pound sterling into U.S. dollars on a basis of U.S. $1.23 to £1, the rate of exchange on Dec. 31, 2016. (c) Interest rate changed from fixed rate of 6.37% to floating rate of £ LIBOR plus 134 bps at the first call date. Trust preferred securities at Dec. 31, 2015 (dollar amounts in millions) Trust-preferred securities issued by the trust   Interest rate Assets of the trust (a) Due date Call date Call price MEL Capital III (b)   $ 296 6.37 % $ 295   2036 2016 Par MEL Capital IV   — — % 500   — — — Total   $ 296   $ 795         (a) Represents junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures of BNY Mellon in the case of MEL Capital III and BNY Mellon’s Series A preferred stock in the case of MEL Capital IV. (b) Amount was translated from British pound sterling into U.S. dollars on a basis of U.S. $1.48 to £1, the rate of exchange on Dec. 31, 2015.