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Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of bonds with highest yields excluded from calculation of yield curve for pension plan assumptions 10.00%pnc_PercentageOfBondsWithHighestYieldsExcludedFromCalculationOfYieldCurveForPensionPlanAssumptions    
Percentage of bonds with lowest yields excluded from calculation of yield curve for pension plan assumptions 40.00%pnc_PercentageOfBondsWithLowestYieldsExcludedFromCalculationOfYieldCurveForPensionPlanAssumptions    
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets 7.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 7.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
ERRP Reimbursement Funding $ 5,000,000,000pnc_ErrpReimbursementFunding    
Minimum Matching Employer Contribution 2,000,000pnc_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionMinimum    
Defined Contribution Plan Employee benefit plan expense 108,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 120,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 111,000,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Increase in year-end obligation due to change in mortality assumptions. 145,000,000pnc_ChangeToObligationBasedUponChangeInMortalityAssumptions    
Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets 2015 6.75%pnc_Definedbenefitplanassumptionsusedcalculatingnetperiodicbenefitcostexpectedlongtermreturnonassets2015    
Qualified Pension Plan      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Fixed earnings credit given to all new participants in pension and postretirement plans 3.00%pnc_FixedEarningsCreditGivenToAllNewParticipantsInPensionAndPostretirementPlans
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Estimated 2015 employer contributions $ 200,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Equity Securities [Member] | Qualified Pension Plan      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of the fair value of total Plan assets held 69%    
Fixed Income Securities | Qualified Pension Plan      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of the fair value of total Plan assets held 22%    
Real Estate | Qualified Pension Plan      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of the fair value of total Plan assets held 5%    
Employee Benefit Plans Other Assets [Member] | Qualified Pension Plan      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Percentage of the fair value of total Plan assets held 4%