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Loans sales and securitizations (Details)

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Loans sales and securitizations (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Residential Mortgage [Member]    
Summarizes activity relating to loans sold securitized with servicing retained    
Loans sold with servicing retained $ 630,683,000hban_LoansWithServicingRetainedSold
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
$ 481,837,000hban_LoansWithServicingRetainedSold
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Pretax gains resulting from above loan sales 14,862,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfMortgageLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
[1] 12,076,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfMortgageLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
[1]
Summarize the changes in MSRs using the fair value method    
Fair value, beginning of period 22,786,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
34,236,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Change in fair value during the period due to:    
Time decay 339,000hban_TimeDecay
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
725,000hban_TimeDecay
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Payoffs 818,000hban_ServicingAssetAtFairValuePayoffs
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
1,915,000hban_ServicingAssetAtFairValuePayoffs
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Changes in valuation inputs or assumptions (1,174,000)us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
(968,000)us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Fair value, end of period 20,455,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
30,628,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Fair value method    
Change in fair value during the period due to:    
Weighted-average life (in years) 4 years 8 months 0 days 4 years 1 month 0 days
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Amortization method    
Change in fair value during the period due to:    
Weighted-average life (in years) 5 years 8 months 0 days 6 years 6 months 0 days
Automobile Loan [Member] | Amortization method    
Change in fair value during the period due to:    
Weighted-average life (in years) 2 years 5 months 0 days 3 years 2 months 0 days
Small Business Association (SBA) Loan [Member]    
Summarizes activity relating to loans sold securitized with servicing retained    
Loans sold with servicing retained 42,401,000hban_LoansWithServicingRetainedSold
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember
40,871,000hban_LoansWithServicingRetainedSold
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember
Pretax gains resulting from above loan sales $ 3,574,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfMortgageLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember
[1] $ 4,375,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfMortgageLoans
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember
[1]
Change in fair value during the period due to:    
Weighted-average life (in years) 3 years 4 months 0 days 3 years 6 months 0 days
[1]
Recorded in mortgage banking income.