Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Benefit Plans (Tables)

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Benefit Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the components of net periodic benefit expense of the Plan and the Post-Retirement Benefit Plan:

    Pension Benefits     Post Retirement Benefits  
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2013     2012     2013     2012  
Service cost $ 7,134   $ 6,217   $ ---   $ ---  
Interest cost   7,307     7,304     215     337  
Expected return on plan assets   (12,091)     (11,433)     ---     ---  
Amortization of transition asset   ---     (1)     ---     ---  
Amortization of prior service cost   (1,442)     (1,442)     (338)     (338)  
Amortization of gains (losses)   9,784     6,740     (150)     (83)  
Settlements   1,500     1,750     ---     ---  
Benefit expense $ 12,192   $ 9,135   $ (273)   $ (84)  
                         
    Pension Benefits     Post Retirement Benefits  
    Six Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2013     2012     2013     2012  
Service cost $ 14,268   $ 12,434   $ ---   $ ---  
Interest cost   14,614     14,608     431     675  
Expected return on plan assets   (24,182)     (22,865)     ---     ---  
Amortization of transition asset   ---     (2)     ---     ---  
Amortization of prior service cost   (2,884)     (2,884)     (676)     (676)  
Amortization of gains (losses)   19,568     13,479     (300)     (166)  
Settlements   3,000     3,500     ---     ---  
Benefit expense $ 24,384   $ 18,270   $ (545)   $ (167)  
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

The Bank, as trustee, held all Plan assets at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Plan assets consisted of investments in a variety of Huntington mutual funds and Huntington common stock as follows:

    Fair Value
(dollar amounts in thousands) June 30, 2013   December 31, 2012  
Cash $ 16,374 3 %   $ 22 --- %  
Cash equivalents:                    
  Huntington funds - money market   --- ---       6,012 1    
Fixed income:                    
  Huntington funds - fixed income funds   78,110 12       84,688 13    
  Corporate obligations   164,539 26       149,241 24    
  U.S. Government Obligations   47,204 8       36,595 6    
  U.S. Government Agencies   6,539 1       7,511 1    
Equities:                    
  Huntington funds   265,904 43       312,479 49    
  Exchange Traded Funds   2,678 ---       --- ---    
  Huntington common stock   45,659 7       37,069 6    
  Other common stock   470 ---       --- ---    
Fair value of plan assets $ 627,477 100 %   $ 633,617 100 %  
Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the costs of providing the SERP, SRIP, and defined contribution plans:

           
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
    June 30,     June 30,
(dollar amounts in thousands)   2013     2012     2013     2012
SERP & SRIP $ 1,187   $ 833   $ 2,379   $ 1,666
Defined contribution plan   4,569     4,128     8,944     8,586
Benefit cost $ 5,756   $ 4,961   $ 11,323   $ 10,252