Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Available-for-Sale and Other Securities (OTTI) (Details 4)

Available-for-Sale and Other Securities (OTTI) (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Impairment losses recognized in earnings on available-for-sale securities	$ 0	$ 86	$ 0	$ 1,802
Equity Securities [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Impairment losses recognized in earnings on available-for-sale securities	0	0	0	0
Debt Securities [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Impairment losses recognized in earnings on available-for-sale securities	0	86	0	1,802
Private label CMO [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Impairment losses recognized in earnings on available-for-sale securities	0	0	0	336
Alt-A Mortgage-backed [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Impairment losses recognized in earnings on available-for-sale securities	0	0	0	0
Pooled Trust Preferred [Member]
Total OTTI losses, OTTI losses included in OCI, and OTTI recognized in the income statement for securities evaluated for impairment by debt security debt
Impairment losses recognized in earnings on available-for-sale securities	$ 0	$ 86	$ 0	$ 1,466