Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and due from banks	$ 4,136,000,000	[1]	$ 4,105,000,000	[1]
Federal funds sold and resale agreements, fair value	542,000,000	[2],[3]	732,000,000	[2],[3]
Interest-earning deposits with banks	3,995,000,000	[1]	1,169,000,000	[1]
Loans held for sale, fair value	2,776,000,000	[2]	2,365,000,000	[2]
Investment securities	61,937,000,000	[1]	60,634,000,000	[1]
Loans	180,425,000,000	[1],[2],[4],[5]	159,014,000,000	[1],[2],[4],[5]
Loans, Fair Value	291,000,000	[6]	227,000,000	[6]
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(4,156,000,000)	[1]	(4,347,000,000)	[1]
Equity investments	10,617,000,000	[1]	10,134,000,000	[1]
Other assets	24,559,000,000	[1],[2]	22,698,000,000	[1],[2]
Other assets, fair value	669,000,000		639,000,000
Other borrowed funds	11,305,000,000	[1]	6,639,000,000	[1]
Accrued expenses	3,428,000,000	[1]	4,175,000,000	[1]
Other liabilities	5,097,000,000	[1]	4,874,000,000	[1]
Common stock, par value	$ 5		$ 5
Common stock, authorized	800		800
Common stock, issued	537		537
Common stock held in treasury at cost, shares	8		10
Preferred stock	500,000		500,000
Black Rock Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Other assets, fair value	200,000,000	[7]	210,000,000	[7]
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Cash and due from banks	6,000,000	[8],[9]	7,000,000	[8],[9]
Interest-earning deposits with banks	8,000,000	[8],[9]	325,000,000	[8],[9]
Investment securities	108,000,000	[8],[9]	109,000,000	[8],[9]
Loans	7,987,000,000	[8],[9]	6,096,000,000	[8],[9]
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(84,000,000)	[8],[9]	(91,000,000)	[8],[9]
Equity investments	1,729,000,000	[8],[9]	1,643,000,000	[8],[9]
Other assets	1,184,000,000	[8],[9]	1,205,000,000	[8],[9]
Other borrowed funds	6,545,000,000	[8],[9]	4,777,000,000	[8],[9]
Accrued expenses	105,000,000	[8],[9]	155,000,000	[8],[9]
Other liabilities	$ 837,000,000	[8],[9]	$ 734,000,000	[8],[9]

[1] Amounts represent the assets or liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs).

[2] Amounts represent items for which the Corporation has elected the fair value option.

[3] Included in Federal funds sold and resale agreements on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. PNC has elected the fair value option for these items.

[4] Net of unearned income, net deferred loan fees, unamortized discounts and premiums, and purchase discounts and premiums totaling $3.1 billion and $2.3 billion atJune 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

[5] Future accretable yield related to purchased impaired loans is not included in loans outstanding.

[6] Included in Loans on our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

[7] PNC has elected the fair value option for these shares.

[8] Difference between total assets and total liabilities represents the equity portion of the VIE or intercompany assets and liabilities which are eliminated in consolidation.

[9] Amounts represent carrying value on PNC’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.