Credit Quality and the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses - Summary of the Bancorp's Nonaccrual Loans and Leases by Class (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	$ 675	$ 574
No Related ALLL	324	223
Total	999	797
Loans held for sale	1,365	733
Nonperforming
Financing Receivable, Modifications
Loans held for sale	141	70
Nonperforming \| Government Insured
Financing Receivable, Modifications
Total	38	21
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	428	371
No Related ALLL	145	56
Total	573	427
Commercial \| Commercial and industrial loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	366	350
No Related ALLL	51	43
Total	417	393
Loans held for sale	535	46
Commercial \| Commercial mortgage owner-occupied loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	50	16
No Related ALLL	30	13
Total	80	29
Commercial \| Commercial mortgage nonowner-occupied loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	12	5
No Related ALLL	2	0
Total	14	5
Commercial \| Commercial construction loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	0	0
No Related ALLL	62	0
Total	62	0
Loans held for sale	67	0
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	84	69
No Related ALLL	80	80
Total	164	149
Consumer
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	163	134
No Related ALLL	60	57
Total	223	191
Consumer \| Home equity
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	53	23
No Related ALLL	51	48
Total	104	71
Consumer \| Indirect secured consumer loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	49	52
No Related ALLL	9	9
Total	58	61
Consumer \| Credit card
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	30	29
No Related ALLL	0	0
Total	30	29
Consumer \| Solar energy installation loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	26	22
No Related ALLL	0	0
Total	26	22
Consumer \| Other consumer loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	5	8
No Related ALLL	0	0
Total	5	8
Nonaccrual portfolio loans and leases
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	675	574
No Related ALLL	285	193
Total	960	767
OREO and other repossessed property
Financing Receivable, Modifications
With an ALLL	0	0
No Related ALLL	39	30
Total	$ 39	$ 30

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