Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Components of net periodic benefit expense

The following table shows the components of net periodic benefit expense of the Plan and the Post-Retirement Benefit Plan:

		Pension Benefits				Post Retirement Benefits
		Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
(dollar amounts in thousands)		2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	5,412	$	5,051	$	---	$	---
Interest cost		7,518		7,217		404		433
Expected return on plan assets		(10,822)		(10,528)		---		---
Amortization of transition asset		(1)		1		---		---
Amortization of prior service cost		(1,442)		(1,442)		(338)		(339)
Amortization of gains		5,873		3,748		(106)		(174)
Settlements		1,750		3,925		---		---
Benefit expense	$	8,288	$	7,972	$	(40)	$	(80)
		Pension Benefits				Post Retirement Benefits
		Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
(dollar amounts in thousands)		2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	16,238	$	15,153	$	---	$	---
Interest cost		22,554		21,651		1,214		1,299
Expected return on plan assets		(32,468)		(31,584)		---		---
Amortization of transition asset		(3)		5		---		---
Amortization of prior service cost		(4,326)		(4,326)		(1,014)		(1,014)
Amortization of gains		17,621		11,242		(318)		(525)
Settlements		5,250		7,375		---		---
Benefit expense	$	24,866	$	19,516	$	(118)	$	(240)

Summary of plan assets investments

The Bank, as trustee, held all Plan assets at September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010. The Plan assets consisted of investments in a variety of Huntington mutual funds and Huntington common stock as follows:

		Fair Value
(dollar amounts in thousands)		September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010
Cash		$	36	---	%	$	---	---	%	$	---	---	%
Cash equivalents:
	Huntington funds - money market		55	---			25	---			204	---
Fixed income:
	Huntington funds - fixed income funds		173,355	37			133,330	28			134,523	30
	Corporate obligations		---	---			---	---			1,097	---
	U.S. Government Agencies		---	---			---	---			506	---
Equities:
	Huntington funds		264,074	56			318,155	66			293,956	64
	Other - equity mutual funds		---	---			---	---			4,029	1
	Huntington common stock		35,380	7			26,969	6			22,344	5
Fair value of plan assets		$	472,900	100	%	$	478,479	100	%	$	456,659	100	%

Costs of providing the SERP, SRIP, and defined contribution plans

The following table shows the costs of providing the SERP, SRIP, and defined contribution plans:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
(dollar amounts in millions)		2011		2010		2011		2010
SERP & SRIP	$	0.7	$	0.7	$	2.1	$	2.3
Defined contribution plan		3.8		3.3		11.3		5.4
Benefit cost	$	4.5	$	4.0	$	13.4	$	7.7