Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Loss, Percentage

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Financing Receivable, Loans That Have Received Payment, CARES Act

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Financing Receivable, Modifications, CARES Act

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Net reduction to interest income.

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Percentage of carrying amount of our commercial nonperforming loans outstanding.

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Percentage of loans held for sale and other nonperforming assets.

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Percentage of nonperforming loans outstanding face value.

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Significant commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers with loans on nonperforming status.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of accrued interest on financing receivable.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in allowance for credit loss on financing receivable.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Number of financing receivable contracts modified as troubled debt restructuring within previous 12 months, with subsequent payment default.

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Amount of financing receivable on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit loss.

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Asset Quality - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	$ 101,854	$ 101,185
Portfolio loans that have received payment, CARES Act	75
Loan modifications and forbearance, CARES Act	$ 65
Percentage of carrying amount of our commercial nonperforming loans outstanding	62.00%
Percentage of nonperforming loans outstanding face value	73.00%
Percentage of loans held for sale and other nonperforming assets	80.00%
Net reduction to interest income	$ 17	27	$ 31
Commitments outstanding to lend additional funds to borrowers	15	1
Financial receivable, modifications, subsequent default, recorded investment	5	10
Commercial Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	70,836	71,980
Accrued interest	113
Consumer Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	31,018	29,205
Accrued interest	85
Continuing Operations \| Commercial Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in ALLL	$ (411)
Increase (decrease) in ALLL (as a percent)	(37.40%)
Continuing Operations \| Consumer Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in ALLL	$ (154)
Increase (decrease) in ALLL (as a percent)	(29.20%)
PPP
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	$ 1,500
Real estate — residential mortgage \| Consumer Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	$ 15,756	$ 9,298
Consumer Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans \| loan	131	212
Commercial Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans \| loan	7	7
Nonperforming
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	$ 454	$ 785
Nonperforming loans on nonaccrual status with no allowance	404
Nonperforming \| Commercial Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	239	497
Nonperforming \| Consumer Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	215	288
Nonperforming \| Real estate — residential mortgage \| Consumer Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans, net of unearned income	72	110
Real estate — residential mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financial receivable, modifications, subsequent default, recorded investment	$ 104	$ 92