Deposits Pledged For Securities Loaned At Carrying Value

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Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Ineffective Portion Net

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Derivative Liability Not Designated As Hedging Instrument Written Caps And Floors Fair Value

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Exposure from Risk Participation Agreements Based On The Fair Value Of The Underlying Swaps

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Minimum period of time covered by credit risk derivative contracts.

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Expected pre tax reclassification adjustment for accumulated gains and losses from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges included in accumulated comprehensive income that was realized in net income during the period. A cash flow hedge is a hedge of the exposure to variability in the cash flows of a recognized asset or liability or a forecasted transaction that is attributable to a particular risk.

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Expected net of tax effect of the reclassification adjustment for accumulated gains and losses from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges included in accumulated comprehensive income that was realized in net income during the period.

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The aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features if the credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered at the end of the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 133
-Paragraph 44D
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The aggregate fair value of assets that are already posted, at the end of the reporting period, as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 133
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The amount of cash received as security in return for loaning securities to another party.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 16
-Article 9

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The aggregate fair value amounts of derivative instruments that contain credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position at the end of the reporting period. For nonderivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the fair value amounts are the carrying value of the nonderivative hedging instrument, including the adjustment for the foreign currency transaction gain or loss on that instrument.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 133
-Paragraph 44D
-Subparagraph b

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Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 133
-Paragraph 45
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Maximum amount the entity would be obligated to pay on the credit risk derivatives upon occurrence of a credit event.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 133
-Paragraph 44

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 107
-Paragraph 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D

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Maximum period of time covered by credit risk derivative contracts.

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Financial Derivatives (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
Financial Derivatives (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Interest Rate Contracts [Member] Scenario, Plan [Member] Swap [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Scenario, Plan [Member] Forward Contracts [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Cash Flow and Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Cash Flow and Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Underlying Other Guarantor [Member] Credit Default Swap [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Underlying Other Guarantor [Member] Credit Default Swap [Member]
Pretax portion			$ 391,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Aftertax portion			254,000,000	16,000,000
Maximum length of time hedged in cash flow hedge, years	10
The ineffective portion of the change in value of our fair value and cash flow hedge derivatives					(22,000,000)	4,000,000
Fair value of written caps and floors liability	14,000,000	15,000,000
Cash and securities held under agreements that provide for exchanges of marketable securities or cash to collateralize either party's positions	1,000,000,000
Cash pledged under agreements that provide for exchanges of marketable securities or cash to collateralize either party's positions	706,000,000
Aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features	831,000,000
Collateral posted on derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features	672,000,000
Maximum amount of collateral PNC would have been required to post if the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements had been triggered	159,000,000
The maximum amount required to be paid related to sold credit default swap protection							163,000,000	234,000,000
Minimum term of Risk Participation Agreements, years	one
Maximum term of Risk Participation Agreements, years	26
Exposure from Risk Participation Agreements Based On The Fair Value Of The Underlying Swaps	$ 84,000,000	$ 49,000,000