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Investment Securities - Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value of Company's Investment Securities (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Continuous Gross Unrealized Losses And Fair Value [Abstract]  
Residential Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Unrealized Losses $ 343us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
Non-Agency [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities Residential [Member]  
Continuous Gross Unrealized Losses And Fair Value [Abstract]  
Residential Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Unrealized Losses $ 4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= usb_NonAgencyMember