Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	SUNTRUST BANKS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000750556
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		516,219,400
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes