VIE (Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Tax Credits) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 277	$ 262
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Fifth Third Community Development Corporation Investments \| Affordable Housing Investments
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ (68)

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2420-110228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585

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