Long-Term Debt	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Long-Term Debt	12. Long-Term Debt On March 7, 2012, the Bancorp issued $500 million of senior notes to third party investors, and entered into a Supplemental Indenture dated March 7, 2012 with Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, which modified the existing Indenture for Senior Debt Securities dated April 30, 2008 between the Bancorp and the Trustee. The Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture define the rights of the Senior Notes, which Senior Notes are represented by a Global Security dated as of March 7, 2012. The Senior Notes bear a fixed rate of interest of 3.50% per annum. The notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Bancorp. Payment of the full principal amounts of the notes will be due upon maturity on March 15, 2022. The notes are not subject to redemption at the Bancorp's option at any time until 30 days prior to maturity. On March 29, 2012, the Bancorp terminated $375 million of structured repurchase agreements classified as long-term debt. As a result of these terminations in the first quarter of 2012, the Bancorp recorded a $9 million loss on the extinguishment within other noninterest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. On August 8, 2012, the Bancorp redeemed all $862.5 million of the outstanding TruPS issued by Fifth Third Capital Trust VI. The securities had a distribution rate of 7.25% and a scheduled maturity date of November 15, 2067. Pursuant to the terms of the TruPS, the securities of Fifth Third Capital Trust VI were redeemable within ninety days of a Capital Treatment Event. The Bancorp determined that a Capital Treatment Event occurred upon the authorization for publication in the Federal Register of a Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency addressing, among other matters, Section 171 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and providing detailed information regarding the cessation of Tier I capital treatment for outstanding TruPS. The redemption price was $25 per security, which reflected 100% of the liquidation amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the actual redemption date of $0.422917 per security. Upon redemption, the Bancorp recognized a $9 million loss on extinguishment within other noninterest expense in the Bancorp's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The redemptions were funded with available cash. On August 15, 2012, the Bancorp redeemed all $575 million of the outstanding TruPS issued by Fifth Third Capital Trust V. The Fifth Third Capital Trust V securities had a distribution rate of 7.25% and a scheduled maturity date of August 15, 2067, and were redeemable at any time on or after August 15, 2012. The redemption price was $25 per security, which reflected 100% of the liquidation amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the actual redemption date of $0.453125 per security. Upon redemption, the Bancorp recognized a $17 million loss on extinguishment within other noninterest expense in the Bancorp's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The redemptions were funded with available cash

Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

12. Long-Term Debt

On March 7, 2012, the Bancorp issued $500 million of senior notes to third party investors, and entered into a Supplemental Indenture dated March 7, 2012 with Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, which modified the existing Indenture for Senior Debt Securities dated April 30, 2008 between the Bancorp and the Trustee. The Supplemental Indenture and the Indenture define the rights of the Senior Notes, which Senior Notes are represented by a Global Security dated as of March 7, 2012. The Senior Notes bear a fixed rate of interest of 3.50% per annum. The notes are unsecured, senior obligations of the Bancorp. Payment of the full principal amounts of the notes will be due upon maturity on March 15, 2022. The notes are not subject to redemption at the Bancorp's option at any time until 30 days prior to maturity.

On March 29, 2012, the Bancorp terminated $375 million of structured repurchase agreements classified as long-term debt. As a result of these terminations in the first quarter of 2012, the Bancorp recorded a $9 million loss on the extinguishment within other noninterest expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

On August 8, 2012, the Bancorp redeemed all $862.5 million of the outstanding TruPS issued by Fifth Third Capital Trust VI. The securities had a distribution rate of 7.25% and a scheduled maturity date of November 15, 2067. Pursuant to the terms of the TruPS, the securities of Fifth Third Capital Trust VI were redeemable within ninety days of a Capital Treatment Event. The Bancorp determined that a Capital Treatment Event occurred upon the authorization for publication in the Federal Register of a Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency addressing, among other matters, Section 171 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and providing detailed information regarding the cessation of Tier I capital treatment for outstanding TruPS. The redemption price was $25 per security, which reflected 100% of the liquidation amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the actual redemption date of $0.422917 per security. Upon redemption, the Bancorp recognized a $9 million loss on extinguishment within other noninterest expense in the Bancorp's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The redemptions were funded with available cash.

On August 15, 2012, the Bancorp redeemed all $575 million of the outstanding TruPS issued by Fifth Third Capital Trust V. The Fifth Third Capital Trust V securities had a distribution rate of 7.25% and a scheduled maturity date of August 15, 2067, and were redeemable at any time on or after August 15, 2012. The redemption price was $25 per security, which reflected 100% of the liquidation amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the actual redemption date of $0.453125 per security. Upon redemption, the Bancorp recognized a $17 million loss on extinguishment within other noninterest expense in the Bancorp's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The redemptions were funded with available cash