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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
CallCentre
Branches
States
ATM
Segment
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Consolidated total assets of the Company $ 93,821,000,000us-gaap_Assets   $ 92,934,000,000us-gaap_Assets
Number of retail branches 994key_NumberOfRetailBranches    
Number of telephone banking call center services group 1key_NumberOfTelephoneBankingCallCenterServicesGroup    
Number of automated teller machines 1,287key_NumberOfAutomatedTellerMachines    
Number of States with Automated Teller Machines 12key_NumberOfStatesWithAutomatedTellerMachines    
Number of Business Groups 2key_NumberOfBusinessGroups    
Number of days to designate the loan as nonaccrual for commercial loan payment due period 90 days    
Number of days to designate commercial loans will be charged off in full or charged down to the fair value of the underlying collateral payment due period 180 days    
Second lien home equity loan with associated first lien due period 120 days or more    
Number of days to designate charge-off policy for credit card loans and similar unsecured products taking effect, payment due period 180 days    
Number of days to designate the loan as nonaccrual for consumer payment due period 120 days    
Number of days to designate the charge-off policy for most consumer loans taking effect, payment due period 120 days    
Number of days to designate home equity and residential mortgage loans to get charged down to the fair value of the underlying collateral payment due period 180 days    
Maximum level for the impaired loans' outstanding balance leading to a further analysis to determine the probable loss content and assign a specific allowance to the loan 2,500,000key_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedAtCarryingValueThreshold    
Nonperforming loans, collectively evaluated for impairment 57,066,000,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment   54,083,000,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
Liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments 40,000,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance   42,000,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance
Minimum percentage for an input to be significant of the total fair value of a particular asset or liability 10.00%key_FairValueMeasurementsForInputMinimumPercentage    
Threshold percentage by which amortized cost is greater than fair value to be considered as other-than-temporary 20.00%us-gaap_ThresholdPercentageOfValueDeclineInEquitySecuritiesToBeConsideredOtherThanTemporaryImpairment    
Threshold period by which amortized cost is greater than fair value to be considered as other-than-temporary 6 months    
Percentage of principal investment 53.00%key_PrincipalInvestmentsAsPercentageOfOtherInvestments   57.00%key_PrincipalInvestmentsAsPercentageOfOtherInvestments
Fair value of principal investments held in private companies 406,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesAtFairValue   554,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesAtFairValue
Fair value at end of year 417,000,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueFairValue   386,000,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueFairValue
Accumulated depreciation and amortization on premises and equipment, total 1,300,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment   1,200,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Internally Developed Software, net of accumulated amortization 64,000,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet   60,000,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet
Capitalized Computer Software Amortization Maximum Period Allowable 5 years    
Vesting period for compensation cost 4 years 3 years  
Amortization period of stock-based compensation awards 5 years 4 years  
Rate at which employee stock options granted to be exercisable 25.00%key_StockBasedCompensationSecondRateAtWhichEmployeeStockOptionExercisable    
Minimum [Member]      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Intangible assets useful life 1 year 7 months 6 days    
Maximum [Member]      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Nonperforming loans, collectively evaluated for impairment 2,500,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedForImpairment
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Intangible assets useful life 30 years    
Options expiration years 10 years    
RE Commercial [Member]      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Fair value at end of year 323,000,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueFairValue
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
  332,000,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueFairValue
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialRealEstateMember
Allowance for Loans and Leases Receivable [Member]      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Liability for credit losses on lending-related commitments $ 36,000,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForLoansAndLeasesReceivableMember
  $ 37,000,000us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AllowanceForLoansAndLeasesReceivableMember
Equity Method Investments [Member]      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Economic interest in unconsolidated investments in voting rights entities, minimum 20.00%key_EconomicInterestInUnconsolidatedInvestmentsInVotingRightsEntitiesMinimum
/ us-gaap_InformationByFinancialStatementLineItemAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsMember
   
Economic interest in unconsolidated investments in voting rights entities, maximum 50.00%key_EconomicInterestInUnconsolidatedInvestmentsInVotingRightsEntitiesMaximum
/ us-gaap_InformationByFinancialStatementLineItemAxis
= us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsMember
   
Cost Method Investments [Member]      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Economic interest in unconsolidated investments in voting rights entities, Ownership less than 20.00%key_EconomicInterestInUnconsolidatedInvestmentsInVotingRightsEntitiesOwnershipLessThan
/ us-gaap_InformationByFinancialStatementLineItemAxis
= us-gaap_CostmethodInvestmentsMember