Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Variable Interest Entities (Details)

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Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Jun. 30, 2012
Consolidated Trusts [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Trusts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
2006 Automobile Trust [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2006 Automobile Trust [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2008 Automboile Trust [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
2009 Automobile Trust [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2009 Automobile Trust [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Other Consolidated Trusts [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Consolidated Trusts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Unconsolidated Trusts [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated Trusts [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Trust Preferred Securities Total [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Trust Preferred Securities Total [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
2012 Automobile Trust [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
2012 Automobile Trust [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2012 Automobile Trust [Member]
Sep. 30, 2011
2011 Automobile Trust [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
2011 Automobile Trust [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
2011 Automobile Trust [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Tower Hill Securities [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Tower Hill Securities [Member]
Jun. 30, 2012
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnerships [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Partnerships [Member]
Assets                                                  
Cash $ 1,218,588,000 $ 1,115,968,000 $ 70,448,000 $ 83,259,000 $ 54,521,000 $ 52,325,000 $ 12,722,000 $ 15,927,000 $ 18,212,000 $ 0 $ 0                            
Loans and leases 39,959,180,000 [1] 38,923,783,000 [1] 811,768,000 1,132,158,000 601,737,000 704,345,000 131,563,000 210,031,000 296,250,000 0 0                            
Allowance for loan and lease losses (859,646,000) (964,828,000) (4,754,000) (7,105,000) (4,754,000) (5,987,000) (1,118,000) 0 0 0 0                            
Net loans and leases 39,099,534,000 37,958,955,000 807,014,000 1,125,053,000 596,983,000 698,358,000 130,445,000 210,031,000 296,250,000 0 0                            
Accrued income and other assets 2,013,230,000 2,168,149,000 3,536,000 6,378,000 2,334,000 2,959,000 610,000 852,000 1,692,000 350,000 1,117,000                            
Total assets 56,622,959,000 54,450,652,000 880,998,000 1,214,690,000 653,838,000 753,642,000 143,777,000 226,810,000 316,154,000 350,000 1,117,000                            
Liabilities                                                  
Other long term debt 310,043,000 [1] 1,231,517,000 [1] 258,030,000 474,913,000 225,236,000 333,644,000 18,230,000 32,794,000 123,039,000 0 0                            
Accrued interest and other liabilities 1,127,746,000 1,213,978,000 488,000 845,000 56,000 88,000 40,000 82,000 298,000 350,000 419,000                            
Total liabilities 50,973,728,000 49,032,552,000 258,518,000 475,758,000 225,292,000 333,732,000 18,270,000 32,876,000 123,337,000 350,000 419,000                            
Carrying amount and classification of unconsolidated trusts assets and liabilities                                                  
Total assets                       488,743,000 497,353,000 14,889,000 17,364,000   16,804,000 0   9,933,000 13,377,000 89,100,000 90,514,000 358,017,000 376,098,000
Total liabilities                       659,268,000 777,250,000 464,125,000 554,496,000   0 0   0 0 65,000,000 65,000,000 130,143,000 157,754,000
Maximum exposure to loss                       473,854,000 479,989,000 0 0   16,804,000 0   9,933,000 13,377,000 89,100,000 90,514,000 358,017,000 376,098,000
Variable Interest Entities (Textuals) [Abstract]                                                  
Maximum year to defer payment of interest on debenture not exceeding five years                                                
Commitments to limited partnership interests 358,000,000 376,100,000                                              
Funded Commitments to limited partnership interests 345,800,000 322,500,000                                              
Redemption of trust preferred securities 80,000,000                                                
Total of automobile loans transferred in a securitization transaction                               1,300,000,000     1,000,000,000            
Gain on redemption of trust preferred securities $ 1,700,000                                                
[1] Amounts represent certain assets and liabilities of a consolidated VIE for which Huntington has elected the fair value option.