Securities Available for Sale (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Equity Securities, Other, USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Equity Securities, Other
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Atlanta stock (par value)	$ 171	$ 298
Federal Reserve Bank stock (par value)	391	391
Mutual fund investments (par value)	$ 148	$ 197

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-DEP

-Chapter 12

-Paragraph 26

-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 325

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6478792&loc=d3e63345-112809

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