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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Long-Term Debt  
Long-Term Debt

NOTE 8. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt comprised the following:

 

In March 2011, BB&T made the decision to retire all of its junior subordinated debt to unconsolidated trusts through the exercise of certain early redemption provisions. BB&T determined that it was appropriate to amortize the remaining debt issuance costs and related discounts or premiums, including fair value hedge adjustments, over the period from March 2011 to the expected redemption date for each of the impacted debt securities.