Financing Receivable, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff, Collateral

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Percentage Contributed By Segment Loans

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of accrued interest on financing receivable.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of financing receivable modified as troubled debt restructuring.

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Loans and Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accrued interest	$ 152		$ 152		$ 134
Net loans and leases	55,905		55,905		54,189
Loans and leases	56,529		56,529		54,859
Troubled debt restructurings loans	199		199		206
C&I \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	98		98		120
Allowance for credit loss, writeoff, collateral	1		4
Loans Held For Sale, Residential Real Estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Troubled debt restructurings loans	32		32		35
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	31,276		31,276		31,068
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial \| Loans to mortgage companies
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 3,441		$ 3,441		4,518
Percentage contributed	23.00%		23.00%
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial \| Finance And Insurance Companies
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	$ 3,700		$ 3,700
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial \| C&I
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	27,835		27,835		26,550
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial \| C&I \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	91		91
Commercial \| Commercial real estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	12,942		12,942		12,109
Commercial \| Commercial real estate \| CRE
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	12,942		12,942		12,109
Commercial \| Commercial real estate \| CRE \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	7		7
Consumer
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	11,441		11,441		10,772
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	11,441		11,441		10,772
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for credit loss, writeoff, collateral	2	$ 0	2	$ 0
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate \| HELOC
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	1,917		1,917		1,964
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate \| HELOC \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	8		8		7
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate \| Real estate installment loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	9,524		9,524		8,808
Consumer \| Consumer Real Estate \| Real estate installment loans \| Collateral Pledged
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and leases	34		34		20
Asset Pledged as Collateral
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Net loans and leases	$ 37,100		$ 37,100		$ 36,600