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Short-Term Borrowings - Summary of Short-Term Borrowings (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Short-term Debt [Line Items]      
Short-term borrowings $ 29,893us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings $ 27,608us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings $ 26,302us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, at year end 0.19%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate 0.52%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate 0.57%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
Short-term borrowings, average for the year 30,252us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount 27,683us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount 28,549us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, average for the year 0.88%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate 1.29%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate 1.57%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
Federal Funds Purchased [Member]      
Short-term Debt [Line Items]      
Short-term borrowings 886us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
594us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
950us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, at year end 0.12%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
0.11%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
0.11%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Short-term borrowings, average for the year 2,366us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
1,879us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
1,338us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, average for the year 7.94%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
9.72%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
15.32%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Short-term borrowings, maximum month end balance 3,258us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
3,569us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
2,467us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember
Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Member]      
Short-term Debt [Line Items]      
Short-term borrowings 948us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
2,057us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
3,388us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, at year end 0.05%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
5.34%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
3.26%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Short-term borrowings, average for the year 798us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
2,403us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
4,942us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, average for the year 1.07%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
4.65%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
3.52%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Short-term borrowings, maximum month end balance 948us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
3,121us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
5,922us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMember
Commercial Paper [Member]      
Short-term Debt [Line Items]      
Short-term borrowings 22,197us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
19,400us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
16,202us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, at year end 0.12%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
0.11%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
0.12%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
Short-term borrowings, average for the year 21,227us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
17,467us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
15,806us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, average for the year 0.12%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
0.12%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
0.14%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
Short-term borrowings, maximum month end balance 22,322us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
19,400us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
17,385us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
Other Short Term Borrowings [Member]      
Short-term Debt [Line Items]      
Short-term borrowings 5,862us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
5,557us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
5,762us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, at year end 0.51%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.19%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.29%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Short-term borrowings, average for the year 5,861us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
5,934us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
6,463us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Short-term borrowings, interest rate, average for the year 0.78%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.72%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
0.72%usb_ShortTermDebtAverageWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
Short-term borrowings, maximum month end balance $ 7,417us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
$ 6,301us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
$ 7,443us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= usb_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember