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Parent Company Financial Statements (Parent Company Condensed Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Assets        
Cash and due from banks $ 1,639us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks $ 1,565us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks    
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 529us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks 452us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks    
AFS securities, fair value 20,907us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 22,104us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities    
HTM securities 20,240us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities 18,101us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities    
Other assets 13,090us-gaap_OtherAssets 14,512us-gaap_OtherAssets    
Total assets 186,814us-gaap_Assets 183,010us-gaap_Assets    
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity        
Short-term borrowings 3,717us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 4,138us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 2,864us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings  
Long-term debt 23,312us-gaap_LongTermDebt 21,493us-gaap_LongTermDebt    
Accounts payable and other liabilities 6,319us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 7,095us-gaap_OtherLiabilities    
Total liabilities 162,388us-gaap_Liabilities 160,201us-gaap_Liabilities    
Total shareholders' equity 24,426us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 22,809us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 21,223us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 17,480us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 186,814us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 183,010us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity    
Parent Company [Member]        
Assets        
Cash and due from banks 79us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks
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0us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks
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Interest-bearing deposits with banks 7,612us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks
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5,727us-gaap_InterestBearingDepositsInBanks
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AFS securities, fair value 125us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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26us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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HTM securities 23us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
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35us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
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Investment in banking subsidiaries 22,711bbt_InvestmentInBankingSubsidiaries
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
22,314bbt_InvestmentInBankingSubsidiaries
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Investment in other subsidiaries 1,452bbt_InvestmentInOtherSubsidiaries
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,281bbt_InvestmentInOtherSubsidiaries
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Advances to / receivables from banking subsidiaries 63bbt_AdvancesToAndReceivablesFromBankingSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
106bbt_AdvancesToAndReceivablesFromBankingSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Advances to / receivables from other subsidiaries 2,430bbt_AdvancesToAndReceivablesFromOtherSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
2,308bbt_AdvancesToAndReceivablesFromOtherSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other assets 168us-gaap_OtherAssets
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
194us-gaap_OtherAssets
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Total assets 34,663us-gaap_Assets
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31,991us-gaap_Assets
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity        
Short-term borrowings 0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
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24us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
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Short-term borrowings due to subsidiaries 40us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
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50us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Long-term debt 10,081us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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9,032us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Accounts payable and other liabilities 116us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
76us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
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Total liabilities 10,237us-gaap_Liabilities
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
9,182us-gaap_Liabilities
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= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total shareholders' equity 24,426us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
22,809us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 34,663us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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$ 31,991us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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