Loans and Leases - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Unamortized premiums and discounts, deferred loan fees and costs, and fair value adjustments	$ 111,000,000	$ 73,000,000
Loans and Leases Net of Unearned Income	711,000,000	758,000,000
Loans pledged at the FHLB	11,200,000,000	12,700,000,000
Loans pledged at the FRB	$ 33,000,000,000	$ 30,900,000,000

Describes the collateral pledged in support of Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding as of the Balance Sheet date.

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Describes the collateral pledged in support of Federal Reserve Bank advances outstanding as of the Balance Sheet date.

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- Definition

Total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of unearned revenue or income, not otherwise specified in the taxonomy, which is expected to be taken into income in future periods and obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet (other liabilities).

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Amount of deferred fees paid by borrowers and unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of loans that are being amortized into income as an adjustment to yield. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6378536&loc=d3e10092-111533

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