Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Variable Interest Entities (Consolidated and Unconsolidated) (Details)

Variable Interest Entities (Consolidated and Unconsolidated) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Cash				$ 1,220,565,000us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks	$ 1,001,132,000us-gaap_CashAndDueFromBanks
Loans and leases				47,655,726,000	43,120,500,000
Allowance for loan and lease losses				(605,196,000)	(647,870,000)		(769,075,000)	(964,828,000)
Net loans and leases				47,050,530,000	42,472,630,000
Accrued income and other assets				1,807,208,000us-gaap_OtherAssets	1,609,876,000us-gaap_OtherAssets
Total assets				66,298,010,000us-gaap_Assets	59,467,174,000us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities
Long-term borrowings				4,335,962,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	2,458,272,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Accrued interest and other liabilities				1,504,626,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilities	1,059,888,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Total liabilities				59,969,840,000us-gaap_Liabilities	53,377,021,000us-gaap_Liabilities
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				527,513,000	504,381,000
Total liabilities				557,696,000	522,270,000
Maximum exposure to loss				513,594,000	490,617,000
Variable Interest Entities (Textuals) [Abstract]
Maximum year to defer payment of interest on debenture				not exceeding five years
Commitments to limited partnership interests, gross				556,900,000	532,100,000
Funded Commitments to limited partnership interests				412,500,000	380,000,000
Total of automobile loans transferred in securitization transactions	1,300,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Consolidated Trusts [Member]
Assets
Cash				0	87,733,000
Loans and leases				0	203,457,000
Allowance for loan and lease losses				0	(711,000)
Net loans and leases				0	202,746,000
Accrued income and other assets				243,000	982,000
Total assets				243,000	291,461,000
Liabilities
Long-term borrowings				0	0
Accrued interest and other liabilities				243,000	262,000
Total liabilities				243,000	262,000
2006 Automobile Trust [Member]
Assets
Cash				0	79,153,000
Loans and leases				0	151,171,000
Allowance for loan and lease losses				0	(711,000)
Net loans and leases				0	150,460,000
Accrued income and other assets				0	485,000
Total assets				0	230,098,000
Liabilities
Long-term borrowings				0	0
Accrued interest and other liabilities				0	0
Total liabilities				0	0
2009 Automobile Trust [Member]
Assets
Cash				0	8,580,000
Loans and leases				0	52,286,000
Allowance for loan and lease losses				0	0
Net loans and leases				0	52,286,000
Accrued income and other assets				0	235,000
Total assets				0	61,101,000
Liabilities
Long-term borrowings				0	0
Accrued interest and other liabilities				0	0
Total liabilities				0	0
Franklin 2009 Trust [Member]
Assets
Cash				0	0
Loans and leases				0	0
Allowance for loan and lease losses				0	0
Net loans and leases				0	0
Accrued income and other assets				243,000	262,000
Total assets				243,000	262,000
Liabilities
Long-term borrowings				0	0
Accrued interest and other liabilities				243,000	262,000
Total liabilities				243,000	262,000
Sky Financial Capital Trust IV [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				2,320,000
Sky Financial Capital Trust III [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				2,165,000
Huntington Capital II [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				3,093,000
Huntington Capital I [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				6,186,000
Trust Preferred Securities Total [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				13,919,000	13,764,000
Total liabilities				317,075,000	312,894,000
Maximum exposure to loss				0	0
2012-2 Automobile Trust [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				3,220,000	7,396,000
Total liabilities				0	0
Maximum exposure to loss				3,220,000	7,396,000
2012-1 Automobile Trust [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				2,136,000	5,975,000
Total liabilities				0	0
Maximum exposure to loss				2,136,000	5,975,000
2011 Automobile Trust [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				944,000	3,040,000
Total liabilities				0	0
Maximum exposure to loss				944,000	3,040,000
Tower Hill Securities [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				55,611,000	66,702,000
Total liabilities				65,000,000	65,000,000
Maximum exposure to loss				55,611,000	66,702,000
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnerships [Member]
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				368,283,000	317,226,000
Total liabilities				154,861,000	134,604,000
Maximum exposure to loss				368,283,000	317,226,000
Affortable Housing Tax Credit Investments [Abstract]
Affordable housing tax credit investments				576,381,000	484,799,000
Amortization				208,098,000	167,573,000
Net affordable housing tax credit investments				368,283,000	317,226,000
Unfunded commitments				154,861,000	134,604,000
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized				51,317,000	55,819,000	55,558,000
Other investments
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities
Total assets				83,400,000	90,278,000
Total liabilities				20,760,000	9,772,000
Maximum exposure to loss				$ 83,400,000	$ 90,278,000