Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Share Based Compensation (Options) (Details 2)

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Share Based Compensation (Options) (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Stock option activity and related information    
Outstanding Beginning balance, options 23,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber  
Outstanding Beginning balance, Weighted average exercise price $ 7.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Granted, options 1,807,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod  
Options Acquired, Options 214hban_OptionsAcquired  
Granted, Weighted average exercise price $ 9.22hban_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Exercised, options 3,528,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise price $ 6.02hban_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Forfeited or expired , options (2,174,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod  
Forfeited or expired, Weighted average exercise price $ 17.2us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Outstanding Ending balance, options 19,619,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber  
Outstanding Ending balance, Weighted average exercise price $ 6.99us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Outstanding Ending balance, Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 11 months  
Outstanding Ending balance, Aggregate intrinsic value $ 75,794us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue  
Vested and expected to vest, options 4,950,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber  
Vested and expected to vest, Weighted average exercise price $ 7.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Vested and expected to vest, Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) 5 years 5 months  
Vested and expected to vest, Aggregate intrinsic value 14,272us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue  
Exercisable, options 14,193,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber  
Exercisable, Weighted average exercise price $ 6.73us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice  
Exercisable, Weighted average Remaining contractual life (years) 3 years 4 months  
Exercisable, Aggregate intrinsic value $ 60,311us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1