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Investment Securities - Changes in Credit Losses on Debt Securities Excluding Perpetual Preferred Securities (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Credit Losses on Debt Securities [RollForward]    
Balance at beginning of period $ 101us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld $ 116us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
Increases in expected cash flows (2)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows (2)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows
Realized losses (3)usb_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsRealizedLosses (3)usb_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsRealizedLosses
Balance at end of period $ 96us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld $ 111us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld