Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Variable Interest Entities (Details)

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Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2008
Assets          
Cash $ 1,115,968,000   $ 847,888,000 $ 1,521,344,000 $ 844,668,000
Loans and leases 38,923,783,000   38,106,507,000    
Allowance for loan and lease losses (964,828,000)   (1,249,008,000)    
Net loans and leases 37,958,955,000   36,857,499,000    
Accrued income and other assets 2,168,149,000   2,440,393,000    
Total assets 54,450,652,000   53,819,642,000    
Liabilities          
Other long term debt 1,231,517,000 [1]   2,144,092,000 [1]    
Accrued interest and other liabilities 1,213,978,000   1,130,643,000    
Total liabilities 49,032,552,000   48,839,100,000    
Variable Interest Entities (Textuals) [Abstract]          
Maximum year to defer payment of interest on debenture not exceeding five years        
Commitments to limited partnership interests 376,100,000   316,000,000    
Funded Commitments to limited partnership interests 322,500,000   260,100,000    
Trust-Preferred securities exchanged with applicable trust 32,500,000        
Trust-Preferred securities expected to be exchanged 3,000,000        
Floating Rate Series B Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock Exchanged 35,500,000        
Redemption of Trust-preferred securities 35,500,000        
Total of automobile loans transferred in a securitization transaction   1,000,000,000      
Consolidated Trusts [Member]
          
Assets          
Cash 83,259,000   109,261,000    
Loans and leases 1,132,158,000   2,014,205,000    
Allowance for loan and lease losses (7,105,000)   (12,827,000)    
Net loans and leases 1,125,053,000   2,001,378,000    
Accrued income and other assets 6,378,000   29,524,000    
Total assets 1,214,690,000   2,140,163,000    
Liabilities          
Other long term debt 474,913,000   1,385,296,000    
Accrued interest and other liabilities 845,000   8,656,000    
Total liabilities 475,758,000   1,393,952,000    
2006 Automobile Trust [Member]
          
Assets          
Cash 52,325,000   64,827,000    
Loans and leases 704,345,000   1,196,024,000    
Allowance for loan and lease losses (5,987,000)   (10,286,000)    
Net loans and leases 698,358,000   1,185,738,000    
Accrued income and other assets 2,959,000   5,131,000    
Total assets 753,642,000   1,255,696,000    
Liabilities          
Other long term debt 333,644,000   877,270,000    
Accrued interest and other liabilities 88,000   224,000    
Total liabilities 333,732,000   877,494,000    
2008 Automboile Trust [Member]
          
Assets          
Cash 12,722,000   19,921,000    
Loans and leases 131,563,000   295,464,000    
Allowance for loan and lease losses (1,118,000)   (2,541,000)    
Net loans and leases 130,445,000   292,923,000    
Accrued income and other assets 610,000   1,436,000    
Total assets 143,777,000   314,280,000    
Liabilities          
Other long term debt 18,230,000   151,937,000    
Accrued interest and other liabilities 40,000   308,000    
Total liabilities 18,270,000   152,245,000    
2009 Automobile Trust [Member]
          
Assets          
Cash 18,212,000   24,513,000    
Loans and leases 296,250,000   522,717,000    
Allowance for loan and lease losses 0   0    
Net loans and leases 296,250,000   522,717,000    
Accrued income and other assets 1,692,000   2,510,000    
Total assets 316,154,000   549,740,000    
Liabilities          
Other long term debt 123,039,000   356,089,000    
Accrued interest and other liabilities 298,000   693,000    
Total liabilities 123,337,000   356,782,000    
2009 Franklin Trust [Member]
          
Assets          
Cash 0   0    
Loans and leases 0   0    
Allowance for loan and lease losses 0   0    
Net loans and leases 0   0    
Accrued income and other assets 1,117,000   20,447,000    
Total assets 1,117,000   20,447,000    
Liabilities          
Other long term debt 0   0    
Accrued interest and other liabilities 419,000   7,431,000    
Total liabilities 419,000   7,431,000    
Unconsolidated Trusts [Member]
          
Assets          
Total assets 497,353,000   423,052,000    
Liabilities          
Total liabilities 777,250,000   802,784,000    
Trust Preferred Securities Total [Member]
          
Assets          
Total assets 17,364,000   17,519,000    
Liabilities          
Total liabilities 554,496,000   592,781,000    
2011 Automobile Trust [Member]
          
Assets          
Total assets 13,377,000        
Liabilities          
Total liabilities 0        
Tower Hill Securities [Member]
          
Assets          
Total assets 90,514,000   89,550,000    
Liabilities          
Total liabilities 65,000,000   65,000,000    
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnerships [Member]
          
Assets          
Total assets 376,098,000   315,983,000    
Liabilities          
Total liabilities $ 157,754,000   $ 145,003,000    
[1] Amounts represent certain assets and liabilities of a consolidated VIE for which Huntington has elected the fair value option. See Note 21.