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Loans and Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accrued interest	$ 283		$ 287
Net loans and leases	60,966		60,519
Loans and leases	61,753		61,292
Allowance for credit loss, writeoff, collateral	0	$ 0
Modified in period, amount	$ 1	$ 0
Commercial: \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial loan grades	1
Commercial: \| Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Commercial loan grades	16
Commercial: \| Commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 32,911		32,633
Commercial: \| Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	14,426		14,216
Loans to mortgage companies \| Commercial: \| Commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 2,366		2,024
Percentage contributed	19.00%
Finance And Insurance Companies \| Commercial: \| Commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 3,800
General C I \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	264		250
General C I \| Commercial: \| Commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	30,545		30,609
General C I \| Commercial: \| Commercial and industrial \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	145
Commercial Real Estate \| Commercial: \| Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	14,426		14,216
Commercial Real Estate \| Commercial: \| Commercial real estate \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	119
Asset Pledged as Collateral
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Net loans and leases	50,100		46,100
Asset Pledged as Collateral \| General C I
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable, allowance for credit loss, writeoff, collateral	22
Asset Pledged as Collateral \| Home Equity Line of Credit
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	6		6
Asset Pledged as Collateral \| R E Installment Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 26		$ 27