Capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Class of Stock [Line Items]

Dividends Declared [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)	2018		2017		2016
Common stock:
Dividends declared		$826		$634		$498
Dividends declared per share	1.80		1.32		1.00
Preferred stock:
Dividends declared		$107		$94		$66
Dividends declared per share:
Series A	4,056		4,056		4,067
Series B	4,056		4,056		4,067
Series E 1	1,469		5,875		5,875
Series F	5,625		5,625		5,625
Series G	5,050		3,128		—
Series H	5,566		669		—

¹ All 4,500 shares of outstanding Series E Preferred Stock were redeemed in the first quarter of 2018.

Assets Subject to Regulatory Capital Requirements

	2018				2017
(Dollars in millions)	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
CET1		$17,258	9.21	%		$17,141	9.74	%
Tier 1 capital	19,306		10.30		19,622		11.15
Total capital	22,517		12.02		23,028		13.09
Leverage			9.26				9.80
SunTrust Bank
CET1		$20,137	11.01	%		$19,474	11.29	%
Tier 1 capital	20,160		11.02		19,496		11.31
Total capital	22,564		12.33		22,132		12.83
Leverage			9.95				9.97

Preferred Stock [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Series A		$172		$172		$172
Series B	103		103		103
Series E 1	—		450		450
Series F	500		500		500
Series G	750		750		—
Series H	500		500		—
Total preferred stock		$2,025		$2,475		$1,225

¹ All 4,500 shares of outstanding Series E Preferred Stock were redeemed in the first quarter of 2018.

Schedule of Stock by Class

The following table presents information related to the Company’s preferred stock outstanding at December 31, 2018:

Preferred 1  Stock	Issue Date	Number of Shares Authorized	Number of Shares Issued	Number of Shares Outstanding	Dividend Dates	Annual Per 2 Share Dividend Rate	Optional Redemption Date	Redemption Price Per Share
Series A	9/12/2006	5,000	5,000	1,725	Quarterly beginning on December 15, 2006	Greater of 3-month LIBOR plus 0.53% per annum or 4.00%	9/15/2011	$100,000
Series B	12/15/2011	5,010	1,025	1,025	Quarterly beginning on March 15, 2012	Greater of 3-month LIBOR plus 0.645% per annum or 4.00%	12/15/2011	100,000
Series F	11/7/2014	5,000	5,000	5,000	Semi-annually beginning on June 15, 2015 until December 15, 2019	5.625% until December 15, 2019	12/15/2019 3	100,000
					Quarterly beginning on March 15, 2020	3-month LIBOR plus 3.86% per annum beginning on March 15, 2020
Series G	5/2/2017	7,500	7,500	7,500	Semi-annually beginning on December 15, 2017 until June 15, 2022	5.05% until June 15, 2022	6/15/2022 3	100,000
					Quarterly beginning on September 15, 2022	3-month LIBOR plus 3.102% per annum beginning on September 15, 2022
Series H	11/14/2017	5,000	5,000	5,000	Semi-annually beginning on June 15, 2018 until December 15, 2027	5.125% until December 15, 2027	12/15/2027 3	100,000
					Quarterly beginning on March 15, 2028	3-month LIBOR plus 2.786% per annum beginning on March 15, 2028

¹ All series of preferred stock have no par value, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, and no voting rights.

² Dividends on the shares are noncumulative.

³ Redeemable at the option of the Company on or after the date stated or any time within 90 days following a regulatory capital event.