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Defined Contribution Plan Employee Contribution Percentage Of Cash Compensation Minimum

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Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percentage of employee compensation, maximum

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Interest, dividends, rents, ancillary and other revenues earned but not yet received by the entity on its investments.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

-Article 5

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 30

-Glossary Expected Long-Term Rate of Return on Plan Assets

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Target allocation maximum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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-SubTopic 20

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 25

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Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.50%	7.75%	8.00%	8.00%
Defined contribution plan, employee contribution percentage, minimum		1.00%
Defined contribution plan, employee contribution percentage, maximum		50.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution percentage of employee compensation, maximum		6.00%
Defined contribution plan employer contribution amount		$ 103	$ 102	$ 97
Shares of BB&T stock held in pension plan		3.0	3.7
Value of BB&T stock held in pension plan		117	138
Accrued income excluded from plan assets		23	26
Qualified [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Discretionary contributions made to the qualified pension plan	$ 117	$ 143
U.S. Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range minimum		30.00%
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range maximum		40.00%
U.S. Equity Securities [Member] \| BB&T Common Stock [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range maximum		10.00%
International Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range minimum		10.00%
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range maximum		18.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range minimum		35.00%
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range maximum		50.00%
Alternative Investments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range minimum		0.00%
Defined benefit plan target allocation percentage of assets, range maximum		12.00%