Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 24, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	Comerica INC /NEW/
Entity Central Index Key	0000028412
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		177,928,704
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes