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Loans and Leases and Allowance For Credit Losses (Textuals) (Details)

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Loans and Leases and Allowance For Credit Losses (Textuals) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Loans and Leases (Textuals)        
Amount of security for borrowing and advances $ 18,000,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableCollateralForSecuredBorrowings      
All loans with an outstanding balance which evaluated on quarterly basis for impairment 1,000,000hban_LoansWithOutstandingBalanceWhichEvaluatedOnQuarterlyBasisForImpairment      
Amount guaranteed by U.S. Government 55,012,000hban_AmountGuaranteedByGovernment 87,985,000hban_AmountGuaranteedByGovernment    
Redefault status number of days 90hban_RedefaultStatusNumberOfDays      
Amount of NAL foregone interest 20,600,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnNonaccrualLoans 23,400,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnNonaccrualLoans 40,400,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnNonaccrualLoans  
Amount of TDR foregone interest 45,000,000hban_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnTroubledDebtRestructuredLoans 43,900,000hban_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnTroubledDebtRestructuredLoans 41,200,000hban_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedInterestLostOnTroubledDebtRestructuredLoans  
Amount of interest recorded to interest income on NALs 8,400,000hban_LoansAndLeasesReceivableInterestIncomeRecordedOnNonaccrualLoans 5,000,000hban_LoansAndLeasesReceivableInterestIncomeRecordedOnNonaccrualLoans 4,800,000hban_LoansAndLeasesReceivableInterestIncomeRecordedOnNonaccrualLoans  
Amount of interest recorded to interest income on TDRs 38,600,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtInterestIncome 35,700,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtInterestIncome 32,200,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedTroubledDebtInterestIncome  
Aggregate amount of net unamortized deferred loan origination fees and net unearned income 178,700,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome 192,900,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableDeferredIncome    
Loans transfered to available-for-sale securities 0hban_TransferOfPortfolioLoansAndLeasesToAvailableForSaleSecurities 600,435,000hban_TransferOfPortfolioLoansAndLeasesToAvailableForSaleSecurities   0hban_TransferOfPortfolioLoansAndLeasesToAvailableForSaleSecurities
Lease Financing Receivables Textuals [Abstract]        
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable 1,100,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable      
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current 300,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent      
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Two Years 200,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears      
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Three Years 200,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears      
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Four Years 100,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears      
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Five Years 100,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears      
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable Due Thereafter $ 200,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter      
Home equity secured by first-lien other [Member]        
Loans and Leases (Textuals)        
Nonaccrual status number of days past due 150hban_NonaccrualStatusNumberOfDaysPastDue
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= hban_HomeEquitySecuredByFirstLienOtherMember
     
Loans charged off or written down past due 150hban_LoansChargedOffOrWrittenDownNumberOfDaysPastDue
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= hban_HomeEquitySecuredByFirstLienOtherMember
     
Home equity secured by junior-lien [Member]        
Loans and Leases (Textuals)        
Nonaccrual status number of days past due 120hban_NonaccrualStatusNumberOfDaysPastDue
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= hban_HomeEquitySecuredBySecondLienMember
     
Loans charged off or written down past due 120hban_LoansChargedOffOrWrittenDownNumberOfDaysPastDue
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= hban_HomeEquitySecuredBySecondLienMember
     
Residential Mortgage [Member]        
Loans and Leases (Textuals)        
Nonaccrual status number of days past due 150hban_NonaccrualStatusNumberOfDaysPastDue
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Loans charged off or written down past due 150hban_LoansChargedOffOrWrittenDownNumberOfDaysPastDue
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= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
     
Commercial and Industrial and Commercial Real Estate [Member]        
Loans and Leases (Textuals)        
Nonaccrual status number of days past due 90hban_NonaccrualStatusNumberOfDaysPastDue
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= hban_CommercialAndIndustrialAndCommercialRealEstateMember
     
Loans charged off or written down past due 90hban_LoansChargedOffOrWrittenDownNumberOfDaysPastDue
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= hban_CommercialAndIndustrialAndCommercialRealEstateMember
     
Automobile and other consumer loans [Member]        
Loans and Leases (Textuals)        
Loans charged off or written down past due 120hban_LoansChargedOffOrWrittenDownNumberOfDaysPastDue
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= hban_AutomobileAndOtherConsumerLoansMember