Name:	pnc_RecourseProvisionsFromThirdParties
Namespace Prefix:	pnc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

Standby letters of credit and risk participations in standby letters of credit.

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Name:	pnc_StandbyLettersOfCredit
Namespace Prefix:	pnc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Amount of maximum potential amount of future payments PNC could be required to make under outstanding standby letters of credit (including risk participations in standby letters of credit) that support remarketing programs.

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Name:	pnc_StandbyLettersOfCreditAndRiskParticipationsInStandbyLettersOfCreditAndBankersAcceptancesRemarketingPrograms
Namespace Prefix:	pnc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Percentage of standby letters of credit (including risk participations in standby letters of credit and bankers' acceptances issued by other financial institutions) with an internal credit rating of below pass, indicating a higher degree of risk of default.

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Name:	pnc_StandbyLettersOfCreditBelowPass
Namespace Prefix:	pnc_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

Percentage of standby letters of credit (including risk participations in standby letters of credit and bankers' acceptances issued by other financial institutions) with an internal credit rating of pass, indicating the expected risk of loss is currently low.

No definition available.