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Fair Value Disclosures (Notional or Contractual Amounts and Fair Values of Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Residential mortgage loans sold with recourse $ 667bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse $ 783bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse
Other loans sold with recourse 4,264bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability 4,594bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability
Letters of credit and financial guarantees 3,462bbt_StandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit 4,355bbt_StandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit
Notional Or Contract Amount [Member]    
Commitments to extend, originate or purchase credit 49,333bbt_CommitmentsToExtendOriginateOrPurchaseCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
45,333bbt_CommitmentsToExtendOriginateOrPurchaseCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
Residential mortgage loans sold with recourse 667bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
783bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
Other loans sold with recourse 4,264bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
4,594bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
Letters of credit and financial guarantees 3,462bbt_StandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
4,355bbt_StandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_NotionalOrContractAmountMember
Fair Value [Member]    
Commitments to extend, originate or purchase credit 97bbt_CommitmentsToExtendOriginateOrPurchaseCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember
86bbt_CommitmentsToExtendOriginateOrPurchaseCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember
Residential mortgage loans sold with recourse 9bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember
13bbt_ResidentialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourse
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember
Other loans sold with recourse 7bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember
9bbt_CommercialMortgageLoansSoldWithRecourseLiability
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember
Letters of credit and financial guarantees $ 22bbt_StandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember
$ 39bbt_StandbyAndCommercialLettersOfCredit
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= bbt_FairValueMember