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Earnings Per Share (Details)

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Basic earnings per common share:    
Net income $ 165,854us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 149,143us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Preferred stock dividends, deemed dividend and accretion of discount (7,965)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock (7,964)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock
Net income applicable to common shareholders 157,889us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 141,179us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Average common shares issued and outstanding 809,778,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 829,659,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.19us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.17us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted earnings per common share    
Net income applicable to common shareholders 157,889us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 141,179us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Effect of assumed preferred stock conversion 7,965us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock 7,964us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock
Net income applicable to diluted earnings per share $ 157,889us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted $ 141,179us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted
Average common shares issued and outstanding 809,778,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 829,659,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Dilutive potential common shares:    
Stock options and restricted stock units 12,126,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements 11,456,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements
Shares held in deferred compensation plans 1,706,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares 1,256,000us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares
Other 199,000hban_Incrementalcommonsharesattributabletoother 306,000hban_Incrementalcommonsharesattributabletoother
Dilutive potential common shares: 14,031,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment 13,018,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
Total diluted average common shares issued and outstanding 823,809,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 842,677,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.19us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.17us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Earnings Loss Per Share (Textuals) [Abstract]    
Options outstanding to purchase common stock shares having antidilutive effect 1,600,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 2,200,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount