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Employee Benefits - Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Net Periodic Benefit Cost Assumptions [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Postretirement Welfare Plan [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Assumed plan duration 6 years 4 months 24 days 7 years 2 months 12 days
Qualified Pension Plans [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Assumed plan duration 14 years 7 months 6 days 15 years 10 months 24 days
Non Qualified Pension Plans [Member]
   
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Assumed plan duration 11 years 6 months 12 years 2 months 12 days
Prior to Age 65 [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Assumed rate decrease 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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Health care cost trend rate to decrease Period 2019  
After Age 65 [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Assumed rate decrease 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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= usb_NetPeriodicBenefitCostAssumptionsMember
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= usb_HealthCareCostTrendRateAfterAgeSixtyFiveForNextYearMember
 
Health care cost trend rate to decrease Period 2019