SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Parent Company Only) Financial Information Income Statement (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Parent Company [Member]

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in millions)	2016			2015			2014
Income
Dividends 1		$1,300			$1,159			$1,057
Interest from loans to subsidiaries	15			8			7
Trading gains/(losses)	2			(1		)	10
Gain on sale of subsidiary	—			—			105
Other income	12			15			13
Total income	1,329			1,181			1,192
Expense
Interest on short-term borrowings	2			1			7
Interest on long-term debt	140			128			122
Employee compensation and benefits 2	57			69			42
Service fees to subsidiaries	12			6			10
Other expense	24			21			11
Total expense	235			225			192
Income before income tax benefit and equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries	1,094			956			1,000
Income tax benefit	59			61			2
Income before equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries	1,153			1,017			1,002
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries	725			916			772
Net income		$1,878			$1,933			$1,774
Preferred dividends		($66	)		($64	)		($42	)
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to unvested shares	(1		)	(6		)	(10		)
Net income available to common shareholders		$1,811			$1,863			$1,722

¹ Substantially all dividend income is from subsidiaries (primarily the Bank).

² Includes incentive compensation allocations between the Parent Company and subsidiaries.