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Guarantees - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
May 31, 2009
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability   $ 21us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability $ 27us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability    
Unpaid Principal Balance Of Unresolved Repurchase Requests   48sti_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfUnresolvedRepurchaseRequests [1] 47sti_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfUnresolvedRepurchaseRequests 155sti_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfUnresolvedRepurchaseRequests [1] 126sti_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfUnresolvedRepurchaseRequests
Standby Letters of Credit          
Maximum potential amount obligation   3,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
3,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember
   
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]          
Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value   25us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= sti_MortgageServicingRightsMember
25us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= sti_MortgageServicingRightsMember
   
Visa Interest [Member]          
Derivative Liability, Current   8us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= sti_VisaInterestMember
5us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= sti_VisaInterestMember
   
Tax Credit Sales [Member]          
Maximum potential amount obligation   19us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= sti_TaxCreditSalesMember
     
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] | Visa Interest [Member]          
Number Of Shares Sold To Selected Financial Institutions 3.2sti_NumberOfSharesSoldToSelectedFinancialInstitutions
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis
= sti_VisaInterestMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_NondesignatedMember
       
Non-Government Sponsored Agency [Member]          
Unpaid Principal Balance Of Unresolved Repurchase Requests   $ 3sti_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfUnresolvedRepurchaseRequests
/ sti_GuarantorObligationsByCounterpartyAxis
= sti_NonGovernmentSponsoredAgencyMember
  $ 3sti_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfUnresolvedRepurchaseRequests
/ sti_GuarantorObligationsByCounterpartyAxis
= sti_NonGovernmentSponsoredAgencyMember
 
[1] 1 Comprised of $45 million and $152 million from the GSEs, and $3 million from non-agency investors at both March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.