Reflects the aggregate carrying amount of all categories of loans and leases held in portfolio.

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- Definition

Future rental payments receivable within one year of the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

-Paragraph 23

-Subparagraph a(ii)

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- Definition

Future lease rental payments receivable after the fifth year from the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases .

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- Definition

Future ease rental payments receivable within the fifth year from the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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- Definition

Future lease rental payments receivable within the fourth year from the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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- Definition

Future lease rental payments receivable within the third year from the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases.

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- Definition

Future rental payments receivable within the second year from the balance sheet date on nonoperating leases.

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- Definition

The estimate of contractual payments on direct financing leases that are probable of not being collected as of the balance sheet date.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

-Paragraph 23

-Subparagraph a(i)(a)

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- Definition

The aggregate amount of loans receivable that will be sold to other entities. Includes mortgage and all other loans (collectively, loans) not classified as held for investment. Such loans are stated at the lower of cost or market (approximates fair value). Mortgage loans exclude mortgage-backed securities which are considered a debt security (other loan).

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 65

-Paragraph 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 28, 29

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-Name Statement of Position (SOP)

-Number 01-6

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph d

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 7

-Subparagraph a

-Article 9

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-Publisher OTS

-Name Federal Regulation (FR)

-Number Title 12

-Chapter V

-Section 563c.102

-Paragraph 8

-Subparagraph h

-Subsection I

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Loans and Loans Held for Sale (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Loans and Loans Held for Sale (Textual) [Abstract]
Loans held for sale	$ 728,000,000	$ 467,000,000	$ 443,000,000
Loans and Loans Held for Sale (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Minimum future lease payment to be received, 2012	1,400,000,000
Minimum future lease payment to be received, 2013	1,000,000,000
Minimum future lease payment to be received, 2014	624,000,000
Minimum future lease payment to be received, 2015	368,000,000
Minimum future lease payment to be received, 2016	217,000,000
Minimum future lease payment to be received, subsequent years	477,000,000
Allowance related to lease financing receivable	78,000,000
Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member]
Loans and Loans Held for Sale (Textual) [Abstract]
Loans held for sale	0	15,000,000
Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Education Lending [Member]
Loans and Loans Held for Sale (Textual) [Abstract]
Loans	5,800,000,000	6,500,000,000
Loans held for sale	$ 0	$ 15,000,000