Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Available-for-Sale and Other Securities (OTTI) (Details 4)

Available-for-Sale and Other Securities (OTTI) (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	$ (116)	$ (1,364)	$ (1,606)	$ (5,711)
Equity Securities [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	0	0	(5)	0
Debt Securities [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	(116)	(1,364)	(1,601)	(5,711)
Alt-A Mortgage-backed [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	0	(131)	0	(361)
Pooled Trust Preferred [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	0	(204)	0	(3,410)
Private label CMO [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	$ (116)	$ (1,029)	$ (1,601)	$ (1,940)

- Definition

The amount of other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses on equity securities, OTTI related to credit losses on debt securities, and OTTI losses on debt securities when the entity intends to sell the securities or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Additionally, this item includes OTTI losses recognized during the period on investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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