Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
BB&T Corporation:
3.95% senior notes due 2016	$	—	$	500
3.20% senior notes due 2016	—		1,000
2.15% senior notes due 2017	750		749
1.60% senior notes due 2017	750		749
1.45% senior notes due 2018	465		500
Floating rate senior notes due 2018 (LIBOR-based, 1.71% at September 30, 2016)	400		400
2.05% senior notes due 2018	600		600
6.85% senior notes due 2019	540		540
2.25% senior notes due 2019	648		648
Floating rate senior notes due 2019 (LIBOR-based, 1.42% at September 30, 2016)	450		450
2.45% senior notes due 2020	1,299		1,298
2.63% senior notes due 2020	999		999
Floating rate senior notes due 2020 (LIBOR-based, 1.40% at September 30, 2016)	200		200
2.05% senior notes due 2021	1,249		—
5.38% senior notes due 2022	164		166
4.25% senior notes due 2024	130		—
4.90% subordinated notes due 2017	360		356
5.25% subordinated notes due 2019	586		586
3.95% subordinated notes due 2022	299		299
Branch Bank:
1.45% senior notes due 2016	—		750
Floating rate senior notes due 2016 (LIBOR-based, 1.27% at September 30, 2016)	375		375
1.05% senior notes due 2016	500		500
1.00% senior notes due 2017	599		599
1.35% senior notes due 2017	660		750
2.30% senior notes due 2018	750		750
1.45% senior notes due 2019	1,499		—
Floating rate senior notes due 2019 (LIBOR-based, 1.29% at September 30, 2016)	250		—
2.85% senior notes due 2021	700		700
5.63% subordinated notes due 2016	—		386
Floating rate subordinated notes due 2016	—		350
Floating rate subordinated notes due 2017 (LIBOR-based, 1.12% at September 30, 2016)	262		262
3.63% subordinated notes due 2025	1,249		1,249
3.80% subordinated notes due 2026	848		848
FHLB advances to Branch Bank:
Varying maturities to 2034	4,389		5,582
Other long-term debt	155		154
Basis adjustments	651		474
Total long-term debt	$	22,776	$	23,769

Schedule of Carrying Amount and Effective Interest Rates

The following table reflects the carrying amounts and effective interest rates for long-term debt:

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Effective Rate		Carrying Amount		Effective Rate
	(Dollars in millions)
BB&T Corporation fixed rate senior notes	$	7,685	2.00	%	$	7,831	2.35	%
BB&T Corporation floating rate senior notes	1,049		1.54		1,050		1.20
BB&T Corporation fixed rate subordinated notes	1,371		1.04		1,382		1.52
Branch Bank fixed rate senior notes	4,751		1.47		4,071		1.62
Branch Bank floating rate senior notes	625		1.33		375		0.92
Branch Bank fixed rate subordinated notes	2,288		2.63		2,562		3.13
Branch Bank floating rate subordinated notes	262		3.82		612		3.24
FHLB advances (weighted average maturity of 5.2 years at Sept. 30, 2016)	4,590		3.87		5,732		4.02
Other long-term debt	155				154
Total long-term debt	$	22,776			$	23,769