Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Variable Interest Entities (Details 2)

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Variable Interest Entities (Details 2) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Unconsolidated Trusts [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated Trusts [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Prospect Trust I [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Sky Financial Capital Trust IV [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Sky Financial Capital Trust III [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Sky Financial Capital Trust II [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Sky Financial Capital Trust I [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Banc First Ohio Trust Preferred [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Huntington Capital III [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Huntington Capital II [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Huntington Capital I [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Trust Preferred Securities Total [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Trust Preferred Securities Total [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
2011 Automobile Trust [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2011 Automobile Trust [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Tower Hill Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Tower Hill Securities [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnerships [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnerships [Member]
Sep. 30, 2012
2012 Automobile Trust [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2012 Automobile Trust [Member]
Summary of Outstanding Trust Preferred Securities                                                
Interest rate on Trust Preferred Securities           371.00% [1] 186.00% [2] 186.00% [2] 341.00% [3] 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 101.00% [4] 115.00% [5]                    
Maximum exposure to loss       $ 484,136,000 $ 479,989,000                   $ 0 $ 0 $ 8,462,000 $ 13,377,000 $ 89,158,000 $ 90,514,000 $ 371,891,000 $ 376,098,000 $ 14,625,000 $ 0
Principal amount of subordinated note/ debenture issued to trust   350,009,000 350,009,000     6,186,000 [6] 74,320,000 [6] 72,165,000 [6] 30,929,000 [6] 0 [6] 0 [6] 0 [6] 54,593,000 [6] 111,816,000 [6]                    
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary   14,879,000 14,879,000     186,000 2,320,000 2,165,000 929,000 0 0 0 3,093,000 6,186,000                    
Summary of Outstanding Trust Preferred Securities (Textuals) [Abstract]                                                
Variable rate basis   3 month LIBOR                                            
Rate spread over three month LIBOR           325.00% 140.00% 140.00% 295.00%       63.00% 70.00%                    
Redemption of trust preferred securities $ 36,000,000   $ 194,300,000                                          
[1] Variable effective rate at September 30, 2012, based on three month LIBOR + 3.25.
[2] Variable effective rate at September 30, 2012, based on three month LIBOR + 1.40.
[3] Variable effective rate at September 30, 2012, based on three month LIBOR + 2.95.
[4] Variable effective rate at September 30, 2012, based on three month LIBOR + 0.625.
[5] Variable effective rate at September 30, 2012, based on three month LIBOR + 0.70.
[6] Represents the principal amount of debentures issued to each trust, including unamortized original issue discount.