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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Stockholders' Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 15, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2022 USD ($)
Stockholders' Equity And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividends	$ 25	$ 25	$ 24	$ 25	$ 25	$ 24
Banking Regulation, Capital Conservation Buffer, Capital Conserved, Minimum	0.025						0.025
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount											$ 2,500
Shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares			725
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value							$ 15
Cash dividend declared (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.24	$ 0.20	$ 0.20				$ 0.64	$ 0.54
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders' Equity And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
ExcessofRedemptionAmountOverCarryingAmount										$ 67
PreferredDividendsReductiontoRetainedEarningsatRedemption										52
Series C Preferred Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders' Equity And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
ExcessofRedemptionAmountOverCarryingAmount										$ 10
Series D Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders' Equity And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
ExcessofRedemptionAmountOverCarryingAmount									$ 4
Series E Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders' Equity And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
ExcessofRedemptionAmountOverCarryingAmount									$ 10
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Stockholders' Equity And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividends							$ 74	$ 74