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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Aging of loans
Transfer of Portfolio Loans and Leases to Held-for-sale	$ (81)
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	6		$ 2
Loans covered under a loss share agreement with FDIC	16		19
Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Transfer of Portfolio Loans and Leases to Held-for-sale		$ 80
Loans covered under a loss share agreement with FDIC			1
Total loans	47,972		46,505
Commercial portfolio
Aging of loans
Total loans	47,874		46,392
Commercial portfolio \| Commercial and industrial
Aging of loans
Total loans	30,838		30,337
Commercial portfolio \| Construction
Aging of loans
Total loans	14,784		2,297
Commercial portfolio \| Commercial mortgage
Aging of loans
Total loans	2,252		13,758
Commercial portfolio \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Financing Receivable, Significant Sales	34
Financing Receivable, Reclassification to Held-for-sale	81
Purchased credit-impaired loans
Aging of loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	28		16
Purchased credit-impaired loans \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Total loans	98		113
Pass \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Total loans	44,841		43,978
Pass \| Commercial portfolio
Aging of loans
Total loans	44,808		43,938
Pass \| Commercial portfolio \| Commercial and industrial
Aging of loans
Total loans	28,143		28,228
Pass \| Commercial portfolio \| Construction
Aging of loans
Total loans	14,472		2,240
Pass \| Commercial portfolio \| Commercial mortgage
Aging of loans
Total loans	2,193		13,470
Pass \| Purchased credit-impaired loans \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Total loans	33		40
Special Mention \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Total loans	1,060		1,052
Special Mention \| Commercial portfolio
Aging of loans
Total loans	1,052		1,040
Special Mention \| Commercial portfolio \| Commercial and industrial
Aging of loans
Total loans	852		844
Special Mention \| Commercial portfolio \| Construction
Aging of loans
Total loans	141		57
Special Mention \| Commercial portfolio \| Commercial mortgage
Aging of loans
Total loans	59		139
Special Mention \| Purchased credit-impaired loans \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Total loans	8		12
Classified \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Total loans	2,071		1,475
Classified \| Commercial portfolio
Aging of loans
Total loans	2,014		1,414
Classified \| Commercial portfolio \| Commercial and industrial
Aging of loans
Total loans	1,843		1,265
Classified \| Commercial portfolio \| Construction
Aging of loans
Total loans	171		0
Classified \| Commercial portfolio \| Commercial mortgage
Aging of loans
Total loans	0		149
Classified \| Purchased credit-impaired loans \| Commercial Loan
Aging of loans
Total loans	57		61
Oil and Gas [Member] \| Criticized [Member] \| Commercial portfolio
Aging of loans
Total loans	$ 1,709		$ 1,226