Capital contribution to private equity funds.

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Carry value of automobile loans securitized.

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Face amount of notes issued or redeemed.

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Long term debt retained.

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Year in which contingent commitments to qualified affordable housing project investments are expected to be paid, in CCYY format.

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Amount of unfunded portion of contractual agreement to lend funds to borrower for financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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Amount of commitment or contingent commitments to qualified affordable housing project investments.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Carrying amount of the assets in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the Variable Interest Entity (VIE), where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary.

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VIE (Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	May 31, 2019
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| Automobile Loans
Variable Interest Entity
Long-term debt reatined				$ 68
Face amount of notes issued or redeemed				1,370
Carry value of automobile loans securitized				$ 1,430
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Loans Provided to VIEs
Variable Interest Entity
Unfunded commitment amounts	$ 1,100		$ 1,400
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Fifth Third Community Development Corporation Investments
Variable Interest Entity
Total Assets	1,416		1,435
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Fifth Third Community Development Corporation Investments \| Qualified Affordable Housing Tax Credits
Variable Interest Entity
Total Assets	1,100		1,200
Unfunded commitments in qualifying LIHTC investments	$ 411		428
Unfunded commitments expected funding date	2035
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Private equity investments
Variable Interest Entity
Total Assets	$ 89		89
Unfunded commitment amounts	72		$ 75
Capital Contribution To Private Equity Investments	$ 5	$ 1