Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segment Reporting (Details)

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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Sep. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2010
Mar. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Business Segment Financial Information                      
Net interest income $ 415,025 $ 406,478 $ 403,337 $ 404,330 $ 415,294 $ 409,962 $ 399,656 $ 393,893 $ 1,629,170 $ 1,618,805 $ 1,424,287
Provision for credit losses 45,291 43,586 35,797 49,385 86,973 119,160 193,406 235,008 174,059 634,547 2,074,671
Noninterest income 229,352 258,559 255,767 236,945 264,220 267,143 269,643 240,852 980,623 1,041,858 1,005,644
Noninterest expense 430,274 439,118 428,409 430,699 434,593 427,309 413,810 398,093 1,728,500 1,673,805 4,033,443
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment                     1,426,499
Goodwill, Impairment Loss                 0 0 2,606,944
Income taxes 41,954 38,942 48,980 34,745 35,048 29,690 13,319 (38,093) 164,621 39,964 (584,004)
Net income 126,858 143,391 145,918 126,446 122,900 100,946 48,764 39,737 542,613 312,347 (3,094,179)
Segment Disclosure of Assets and Deposit                      
Assets 54,450,652       53,819,642       54,450,652 53,819,642  
Deposits 43,279,625       41,853,898       43,279,625 41,853,898  
Segment Reporting (Textuals) [Abstract]                      
Number of reporting segments                 4    
Branches under retail and business banking network                 600 branches    
Number of ATM's                 over 1,300    
Company's definition of Business Banking by revenue size                 less than $15 million    
Number of business banking business                 130,000    
Number of Regional and Commercial Banking markets                 11    
Retail & Business Banking [Member]
                      
Business Segment Financial Information                      
Net interest income                 932,385 867,069 810,658
Provision for credit losses                 120,018 157,994 470,152
Noninterest income                 405,265 394,705 415,471
Noninterest expense                 947,794 902,186  
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment                     796,714
Income taxes                 94,443 70,558 (14,258)
Net income                 175,395 131,036 (26,479)
Segment Disclosure of Assets and Deposit                      
Assets 13,889,000       13,088,000       13,889,000 13,088,000  
Deposits 27,536,000       29,298,000       27,536,000 29,298,000  
Regional & Commercial Banking [Member]
                      
Business Segment Financial Information                      
Net interest income                 244,392 211,511 190,955
Provision for credit losses                 11,013 104,705 393,984
Noninterest income                 127,315 111,237 95,705
Noninterest expense                 191,701 158,871  
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment                     136,885
Income taxes                 59,147 20,710 (85,473)
Net income                 109,846 38,462 (158,736)
Segment Disclosure of Assets and Deposit                      
Assets 10,186,000       8,720,000       10,186,000 8,720,000  
Deposits 4,683,000       3,538,000       4,683,000 3,538,000  
Former Regional Banking [Member]
                      
Business Segment Financial Information                      
Net interest income                 1,176,777 1,078,580 1,001,613
Provision for credit losses                 131,031 262,699 864,136
Noninterest income                 532,580 505,942 511,176
Noninterest expense                 1,139,495 1,061,057  
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment                     933,599
Goodwill, Impairment Loss                     2,573,818 [1]
Income taxes                 153,590 91,268 (99,731)
Net income                 285,241 169,498 (2,759,033)
AFCRE [Member]
                      
Business Segment Financial Information                      
Net interest income                 364,449 338,312 277,450
Provision for credit losses                 (8,939) 184,757 1,096,030
Noninterest income                 77,623 73,933 63,929
Noninterest expense                 164,626 155,963  
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment                     150,200
Income taxes                 100,234 25,033 (316,697)
Net income                 186,151 46,492 (588,154)
Segment Disclosure of Assets and Deposit                      
Assets 12,873,000       13,233,000       12,873,000 13,233,000  
Deposits 881,000       753,000       881,000 753,000  
WGH [Member]
                      
Business Segment Financial Information                      
Net interest income                 199,536 169,201 164,335
Provision for credit losses                 51,967 95,586 128,551
Noninterest income                 248,764 338,633 267,695
Noninterest expense                 356,513 358,707  
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment                     300,799
Income taxes                 13,937 18,740 937
Net income                 25,883 34,801 1,743
Segment Disclosure of Assets and Deposit                      
Assets 7,474,000       6,971,000       7,474,000 6,971,000  
Deposits 9,115,000       7,449,000       9,115,000 7,449,000  
Treasury/Other [Member]
                      
Business Segment Financial Information                      
Net interest income                 (111,592) 32,712 (19,111)
Provision for credit losses                 0 91,505 (14,046)
Noninterest income                 121,656 123,350 162,844
Noninterest expense                 67,866 98,078  
Noninterest expense excluding goodwill impairment                     41,901
Goodwill, Impairment Loss                     33,126
Income taxes                 (103,140) (95,077) (168,513)
Net income                 45,338 61,556 251,265
Segment Disclosure of Assets and Deposit                      
Assets 10,029,000       11,808,000       10,029,000 11,808,000  
Deposits $ 1,065,000       $ 816,000       $ 1,065,000 $ 816,000  
[1] (1) Represents the 2009 first quarter goodwill impairment charge associated with the former Regional Banking segment. The allocation of this amount to the new business segments was not practical.