Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$ 4,121,944	$ 2,764,345
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and interest bearing deposits	330,948	624,060
Cash and cash equivalents	4,452,892	3,388,405
Trading account assets	4,138,132	2,834,397
Investment securities available for sale	11,050,520	10,237,275
Investment securities held to maturity (fair value of $1,244,121 and $1,275,963 for 2015 and 2014, respectively)	1,322,676	1,348,354
Loans held for sale, at fair value	70,582	154,816
Loans	61,324,084	57,371,784
Allowance for loan losses	(762,673)	(685,041)
Net loans	60,561,411	56,686,743
Premises and equipment, net	1,320,163	1,351,479
Bank owned life insurance	700,285	694,335
Goodwill	5,043,197	5,046,847
Other intangible assets	31,576	70,784
Other real estate owned	20,862	20,600
Other assets	1,252,784	1,318,392
Total assets	89,965,080	83,152,427
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing	19,290,266	17,169,412
Interest bearing	46,690,264	44,020,304
Total deposits	65,980,530	61,189,716
FHLB and other borrowings	5,438,620	4,809,843
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	750,154	1,129,503
Other short-term borrowings	4,032,644	2,545,724
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,185,848	1,474,067
Total liabilities	77,387,796	71,148,853
Shareholder’s Equity:
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value, liquidation preference $200,000 per share, Authorized - 30,000,000 shares for 2015 and none for 2014, Issued - 1,150 shares for 2015 and none for 2014	229,475	0
Common stock - $0.01 par value; Authorized - 300,000,000 shares, Issued - 222,950,751 and 220,723,876 shares for 2014 and 2013, respectively	2,230	2,230
Surplus	15,188,474	15,285,991
Accumulated deficit	(2,772,614)	(3,262,181)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(99,307)	(51,357)
Total BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. shareholder’s equity	12,548,258	11,974,683
Noncontrolling interests	29,026	28,891
Total shareholder’s equity	12,577,284	12,003,574
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity	$ 89,965,080	$ 83,152,427