Name:	cs_GuaranteeMaturityBetweenOneToThreeYears
Namespace Prefix:	cs_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make between three to five years of the balance sheet date under the guarantee (or each group of similar guarantees) before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

No definition available.

Name:	cs_GuaranteeMaturityBetweenThreeToFiveYears
Namespace Prefix:	cs_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make greater than five years of the balance sheet date under the guarantee (or each group of similar guarantees) before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

No definition available.

Name:	cs_GuaranteeMaturityGreaterThanFiveYears
Namespace Prefix:	cs_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make within one year of the balance sheet date under the guarantee (or each group of similar guarantees) before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

No definition available.

Name:	cs_GuaranteeMaturityLessThanOneYear
Namespace Prefix:	cs_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

The carrying value, as of the balance sheet date, of any assets received as collateral that, upon the occurrence of any triggering event or condition under the guarantee, the guarantor can obtain and liquidate to recover all or a portion of the amounts paid under the guarantee.

No definition available.

Name:	cs_GuaranteeObligationsCollateralReceived
Namespace Prefix:	cs_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

This element represents the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees after reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions and participations if any.

No definition available.

Name:	cs_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposureNet
Namespace Prefix:	cs_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118943654&loc=d3e12069-110248

Name:	us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.

Name:	us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118943654&loc=d3e12069-110248

Name:	us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Name:	us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis=us-gaap_PaymentGuaranteeMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Name:	us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis=us-gaap_PerformanceGuaranteeMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Name:	us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis=cs_DerivativeGuaranteeMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: