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Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Pre-tax AOCI not yet recognized as net pension cost $ 587us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax $ 529us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax  
Accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans 1,200us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation 1,200us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation  
Maximum limit for vary of market related value 10.00%key_MaximumLimitForVaryOfMarketRelatedValue    
Percentage increase or decrease in expected return on plan assets 0.25%key_PercentageIncreaseOrDecreaseInExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets    
Estimated increase or decrease in net pension cost 2key_EstimatedIncreaseOrDecreaseInNetPensionCost    
Percentage increase or decrease in assumed discount rate 0.25%key_PercentageIncreaseOrDecreaseInAssumedDiscountRate    
Estimated change in net pension cost due to discount rate 1key_EstimatedChangeInNetPensionCostDueToDiscountRate    
Expected return on plan assets 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
Expected return on plan assets on estimating 2013 pension cost 6.25%key_ExpectedReturnOnPlanAssetsOnEstimatingOneYearPensionCost    
Discount rates to determine APBO 3.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate  
Employees minimum contribution to saving plan 1.00%key_EmployeesMinimumContributionToSavingPlan    
Employees maximum contribution to saving plan 100.00%key_EmployeesMaximumContributionToSavingPlan    
Employer contribution to saving plan 6.00%key_EmployerContributionToSavingPlan    
Employee contribution to savings plan 10.00%key_EmployeesSavingsPlanEmployeeContributionPercentage    
Increase in employee contribution to savings plan 1.00%key_IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeesSavingsPlanEmployeeContributionPercentageInEachPlanYear    
Profit sharing allocation 2.00%key_ProfitSharingAllocation 2.00%key_ProfitSharingAllocation 2.40%key_ProfitSharingAllocation
Total expenses associated with saving plan 70key_ExpensesAssociatedWithSavingPlan 66key_ExpensesAssociatedWithSavingPlan 77key_ExpensesAssociatedWithSavingPlan
Initial Default Percentage [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Employee contribution to savings plan 2.00%key_EmployeesSavingsPlanEmployeeContributionPercentage
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Pension Plans [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Pre-tax accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as net pension cost 18us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear
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Measurement date December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013    
Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2015 87us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2016 95us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2017 96us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2018 85us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2019 81us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2020 through 2024 365us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
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Accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans 1,206us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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1,156us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit cost expected in next fiscal year 2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit cost expected 19us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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21us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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(7)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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Settlement loss 23us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
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27us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
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Expected return on plan assets 7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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7.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Pre-tax AOCI not yet recognized as net pension cost (3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
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(17)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
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Pre-tax accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as net pension cost 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountToBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNextFiscalYear
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Measurement date December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013    
Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2015 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2016 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2017 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2018 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2019 5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
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Benefits expected to be paid from all funded and unfunded pension plans/other postretirement plans in 2020 through 2024 24us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
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Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit cost expected 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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Expected return on plan assets 5.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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5.25%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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5.58%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Maximum [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit cost expected in next fiscal year 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Defined benefit plan, net periodic benefit cost expected   $ 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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