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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Unrecognized tax benefits that would favorably impact the effective tax rate $ 64,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate      
Estimated change in balance of unrecognized tax benefits, within the next twelve months 54,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit      
Unrecognized tax benefits 77,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 110,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 176,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 209,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries 77,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Allocations For Bad Debt Deductions Of Former Thrift Subsidiaries Included In Retained Earnings 117,000,000pnc_Allocationsforbaddebtdeductionsofformerthriftsubsidiariesincludedinretainedearnings 117,000,000pnc_Allocationsforbaddebtdeductionsofformerthriftsubsidiariesincludedinretainedearnings    
Income tax expense benefit - gross interest and penalties 5,000,000pnc_Incometaxexpensegrossinterestandpenalties      
Income Tax Examination Penalties And Interest Accrued 41,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 45,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued    
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized Amount Of Unrecognized Deferred Tax Liability 24,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards 2,594,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
2,958,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
Tax Credit Carryforward Valuation Allowance 65,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
     
Operating Loss Carryforwards Earliest Expiration Date 2015      
Operating Loss Carryforwards Latest Expiration Date 2031      
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards $ 997,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
$ 1,116,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
   
Operating Loss Carryforwards Expiration Date Dec. 31, 2032      
Tax Credit Carryforward Expiration Date Dec. 31, 2032      
Income Tax Examination Earliest Year Substantially Complete 2007      
Income Tax Examination Latest Year Substantially Complete 2010      
Income Tax Examination Earliest Year Under Examination 2011      
Income Tax Examination Latest Year Under Examination 2013      
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] | National City Acquisition [Member]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]        
Certain Tax Examination Adjustments Under Review Earliest Year 2004      
Certain Tax Examination Adjustments Under Review Latest Year 2008