Credit Quality and the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses - Summary of the Bancorp's Nonaccrual Loans and Leases by Class (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	$ 565	$ 550
No Related ALLL	236	303
Total	801	853
Loans held for sale	576	640
Nonperforming
Financing Receivable, Modifications
Loans held for sale	4	7
Nonperforming \| Government Insured
Financing Receivable, Modifications
Total	15	18
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	369	319
No Related ALLL	66	137
Total	435	456
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	351	265
No Related ALLL	42	109
Total	393	374
Loans held for sale	8	15
Commercial \| Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	14	52
No Related ALLL	22	23
Total	36	75
Commercial \| Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	4	0
No Related ALLL	2	4
Total	6	4
Commercial \| Commercial construction loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	0	0
No Related ALLL	0	1
Total	0	1
Loans held for sale	0	29
Commercial \| Commercial leases
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	0	2
No Related ALLL	0	0
Total	0	2
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	66	57
No Related ALLL	76	80
Total	142	137
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	130	174
No Related ALLL	61	56
Total	191	230
Consumer \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	20	21
No Related ALLL	52	49
Total	72	70
Consumer \| Indirect secured consumer loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	52	48
No Related ALLL	9	7
Total	61	55
Consumer \| Credit card
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	29	32
No Related ALLL	0	0
Total	29	32
Consumer \| Solar energy installation loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	22	64
No Related ALLL	0	0
Total	22	64
Consumer \| Other consumer loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	7	9
No Related ALLL	0	0
Total	7	9
Nonaccrual portfolio loans and leases
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	565	550
No Related ALLL	203	273
Total	768	823
OREO and other repossessed property
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	0	0
No Related ALLL	33	30
Total	$ 33	$ 30

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