Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long Term Debt, Interest Rates and Maturity Dates

The following table presents a summary of long-term debt:

	December 31, 2017											December 31, 2016
				Stated Rate				Effective Rate		Carrying		Carrying
(Dollars in millions)	Maturity			Min		Max				Amount		Amount
BB&T Corporation:
Fixed rate senior notes	2018	to	2024	2.05	%	6.85	%	2.89	%	$	8,562	$	7,600
Floating rate senior notes	2018		2022	1.60		2.45		2.13		2,547		1,898
Fixed rate subordinated notes	2019		2022	3.95		5.25		1.98		933		1,338
Branch Bank:
Fixed rate senior notes	2018		2022	1.45		2.85		2.56		5,653		4,209
Floating rate senior notes	2019		2020	1.74		1.91		2.10		1,149		250
Fixed rate subordinated notes	2025		2026	3.63		3.80		3.58		2,119		2,138
Floating rate subordinated notes										—		262
FHLB advances (1)	2018		2034	—		5.50		1.49		2,480		4,118
Other long-term debt										205		152
Total long-term debt										$	23,648	$	21,965

(1) FHLB advances had a weighted average maturity of 3.8 years at December 31, 2017.

Schedule of Future Maturities of Long-Term Debt

The following table presents future debt maturities:

	Year Ended December 31,										Thereafter
(Dollars in millions)	2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
Future debt maturities	$	2,446	$	4,837	$	6,008	$	3,256	$	2,851	$	4,161