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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Business
Segment
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Number of reportable operating segments 5us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Wealth Management and Securities Services Number of Businesses 5usb_WealthManagementBusinessesWealthManagementCorporateTrustServicesUsbAssetManagementInstitutionalTrustAndCustodyAndFundServices
Maximum equity investments in public entities accounted for as available for sale securities and carried at fair value 20.00%usb_MaximumEquityInvestmentsInPublicEntitiesAccountedForAsAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAndCarriedAtFairValue
Minimum ownership percentage for significant influence accounted for using equity method 20.00%usb_MinimumOwnershipPercentageForSignificantInfluenceAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
Maximum ownership percentage for significant influence accounted for using equity method 50.00%usb_MaximumOwnershipPercentageForSignificantInfluenceAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
Minimum ownership percentage for Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies accounted for using equity method 5.00%usb_MinimumOwnershipPercentageForLimitedPartnershipsAndLimitedLiabilityCompaniesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
Number of loan portfolio segments 3usb_LoanPortfolioSegmentsCommercialLendingConsumerLendingAndCoveredLoans
Minimum period for non collection of principal and interest placed on nonaccrual status for commercial lending segment loans 90 days
Minimum period beyond which revolving consumer lines and credit cards are charged off 180 days
Minimum period beyond which residential mortgages and other retail loans secured by 1-4 family properties are charged down to fair value of the collateral securing the loan less costs to sell 180 days
Minimum period beyond which other retail loans not secured by 1-4 family properties are charged off 120 days
Maximum restructuring period under credit card and other retail loan financial difficulty modifications 60 months
Pension assets unrealized difference between actual experience and expected returns amortization period 12 years
Junior Lien [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Loans and lines in a junior lien position secured by 1-4 family properties placed on nonaccrual status 120 days
First Lien [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Loans and lines in a junior lien position placed on nonaccrual status when behind a first lien past due 180 days
Commercial Lending Segment [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Number of classes of loans 2usb_CommercialLendingSegmentClassesCommercialLoansAndCommercialRealEstateLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= usb_CommercialLendingSegmentMember
Commercial Lending Segment [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Impairment loan threshold for allowance in which loans are individually analyzed 5usb_ImpairmentLoanThresholdForAllowanceInWhichLoansAreIndividuallyAnalyzed
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= usb_CommercialLendingSegmentMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Commercial Lending Segment [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Period of loss experience 14 years
Consumer Lending Segment [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Number of classes of loans 3usb_ConsumerLendingSegmentClassesResidentialMortgagesCreditCardLoansAndOtherRetailLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= usb_ConsumerLendingSegmentMember
Covered Loan [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Number of classes of loans 1usb_CoveredPortfolioSegmentClassesCoveredLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= usb_CoveredPortfolioSegmentMember
Furniture and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Useful life 3 years
Furniture and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Useful life 20 years
Building [Member]  
Significant Accounting Policies Additional Information [Line Items]  
Useful life 40 years