Discontinued Operations (Schedule Of Discontinued Operations By Income Statement Account) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Provision for loan losses	$ 40,363	$ 4,433	$ (172)	$ (759)	$ (3,540)	$ (257)	$ 627	$ 765	$ 43,865	$ (2,405)		$ (37,874)
Income from operations of discontinued operations before provision for income taxes										285,243		49,953
Provision for income taxes										21,005		19,182
Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity					(6,233)	275,454	(3,947)	(1,036)		264,238		30,771
BB&T [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net interest income										37,384		84,595
Provision for loan losses										18,383		33,764
[InterestIncomeExpenseAfterProvisionForLoanLoss]										19,001		50,831
Gain on sale of BankAtlantic										290,642
Non interest income										37,234		124,994
[NoninterestExpense]										61,634	[1]	125,872	[1]
Income from operations of discontinued operations before provision for income taxes										285,243		49,953
Provision for income taxes										21,005		19,182
Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity										$ 264,238		$ 30,771

[1] General corporate overhead was allocated to continuing operations.