Securities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Pledged securities carrying value	$ 13,300,000,000	$ 15,500,000,000
Unrealized losses on temporarily impaired available for sale securities, 12 months or more	150,000,000	197,000,000
Securities available for sale, fair value	25,067,000,000	22,313,000,000
Securities available for sale, amortized cost	24,338,000,000	21,892,000,000
Fannie Mae Investment [Member]
Securities, amortized cost	10,400,000,000
Securities, fair value	10,600,000,000
Freddie Mac Investment [Member]
Securities, amortized cost	8,600,000,000
Securities, fair value	8,700,000,000
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Unrealized losses on temporarily impaired available for sale securities, 12 months or more	33,000,000	55,000,000
Securities available for sale, fair value	302,000,000	368,000,000
Securities available for sale, amortized cost	333,000,000	423,000,000
States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Unrealized losses on temporarily impaired available for sale securities, 12 months or more	117,000,000	142,000,000
Securities available for sale, fair value	1,982,000,000	1,923,000,000
Securities available for sale, amortized cost	1,982,000,000	1,977,000,000
Covered Securities [Member] \| Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	4,000,000
Securities available for sale, fair value	1,300,000,000	1,300,000,000
Covered Securities [Member] \| States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Securities available for sale, fair value	326,000,000	326,000,000
Non Investment Grade [Member] \| Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale securities continuous unrealized loss position twelve months or longer amortized cost	277,000,000
Unrealized losses on temporarily impaired available for sale securities, 12 months or more	33,000,000
Non Investment Grade [Member] \| States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Available for sale securities continuous unrealized loss position twelve months or longer amortized cost	27,000,000
Unrealized losses on temporarily impaired available for sale securities, 12 months or more	$ 2,000,000

For an unclassified balance sheet, this item represents investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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