Borrowed Funds (FHLB Borrowings, Senior Debt and Subordinated Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	$ 35,984	$ 30,784
Total FHLB, Senior and Sub Debt	31,845	27,657
Parent Company
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	10,426	11,351
Parent Company \| Senior debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	$ 8,641	10,369
Parent Company \| Senior debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.15%
Parent Company \| Senior debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.50%
Parent Company \| Subordinated debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	$ 1,580	777
Parent Company \| Subordinated debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.90%
Parent Company \| Subordinated debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.63%
Parent Company \| Junior subordinated debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.17%
Borrowed funds	$ 205	205
Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	21,419	16,306
Subsidiaries \| Senior debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	$ 5,717	10,292
Subsidiaries \| Senior debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.80%
Subsidiaries \| Senior debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.50%
Subsidiaries \| Subordinated debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	$ 5,702	6,014
Subsidiaries \| Subordinated debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.70%
Subsidiaries \| Subordinated debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.90%
Subsidiaries \| FHLB
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed funds	$ 10,000
Subsidiaries \| FHLB \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.87%
Subsidiaries \| FHLB \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.93%

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations excluding other borrowings.

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Amount of short-term and long-term debt and lease obligation.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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