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Parent Company Financial Statements (Parent Company Condensed Income Statements) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Other income $ 302us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome $ 362us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome $ 299us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
Interest expense 768us-gaap_InterestExpense 891us-gaap_InterestExpense 1,060us-gaap_InterestExpense
Other expenses 5,921us-gaap_NoninterestExpense 5,837us-gaap_NoninterestExpense 5,828us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
Income tax benefit (760)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1,395)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (764)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net Income 2,226us-gaap_ProfitLoss 1,729us-gaap_ProfitLoss 2,028us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Noncontrolling interests 75us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 50us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 49us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Dividends on preferred stock 148us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments 117us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments 63us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments
Net income available to common shareholders 2,003us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 1,562us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 1,916us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Parent Company [Member]      
Dividends from banking subsidiaries 1,636bbt_DividendsFromBankingSubsidiaries
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1,220bbt_DividendsFromBankingSubsidiaries
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1,720bbt_DividendsFromBankingSubsidiaries
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Dividends from other subsidiaries 71bbt_DividendsFromOtherSubsidiaries
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79bbt_DividendsFromOtherSubsidiaries
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81bbt_DividendsFromOtherSubsidiaries
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Interest and other income from subsidiaries 67bbt_InterestAndOtherIncomeFromSubsidiaries
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67bbt_InterestAndOtherIncomeFromSubsidiaries
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79bbt_InterestAndOtherIncomeFromSubsidiaries
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Other income 7us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
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14us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
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1us-gaap_NoninterestIncomeOtherOperatingIncome
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Total income 1,781us-gaap_Revenues
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1,380us-gaap_Revenues
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1,881us-gaap_Revenues
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Interest expense 148us-gaap_InterestExpense
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219us-gaap_InterestExpense
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239us-gaap_InterestExpense
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Other expenses 55us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
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50us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
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52us-gaap_NoninterestExpense
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Total expense 203us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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269us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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291us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 1,578us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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1,111us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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1,590us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Income tax benefit 43us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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20us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 1,621bbt_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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1,113bbt_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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1,610bbt_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Equity in earnings of subsidiaries in excess of dividends from subsidiaries 605us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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616us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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418us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Net Income 2,226us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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1,729us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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2,028us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Noncontrolling interests 75us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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50us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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49us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Dividends on preferred stock 148us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments
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117us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments
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63us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments
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Net income available to common shareholders $ 2,003us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
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$ 1,562us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
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$ 1,916us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
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