Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information

The following tables present the segment information for the Company’s segments.

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Consumer and Commercial Banking		Corporate and Investment Banking			Treasury			Corporate Support and Other			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Net interest income (expense)	$	541,391	$	40,908		$	(2,372	)	$	(63,046	)	$	516,881
Allocated provision for loan losses	58,187		53,427			—			1,631			113,245
Noninterest income	178,913		41,522			11,387			(5,243		)	226,579
Noninterest expense	460,848		78,677			5,237			28,357			573,119
Net income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	201,269		(49,674		)	3,778			(98,277		)	57,096
Income tax expense (benefit)	70,444		(17,386		)	1,322			(31,762		)	22,618
Net income (loss)	130,825		(32,288		)	2,456			(66,515		)	34,478
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	105		—			423			—			528
Net income (loss) attributable to BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc.	$	130,720	$	(32,288	)	$	2,033		$	(66,515	)	$	33,950
Average assets	$	55,963,143	$	12,707,022		$	16,283,929		$	7,294,978		$	92,249,072

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Consumer and Commercial Banking		Corporate and Investment Banking		Treasury		Corporate Support and Other			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Net interest income	$	484,160	$	39,886	$	18,382	$	(33,399	)	$	509,029
Allocated provision for loan losses	30,524		10,973		—		534			42,031
Noninterest income	171,908		49,486		33,856		(5,980		)	249,270
Noninterest expense	426,070		39,436		5,097		52,116			522,719
Net income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	199,474		38,963		47,141		(92,029		)	193,549
Income tax expense (benefit)	69,816		13,637		16,500		(48,171		)	51,782
Net income (loss)	129,658		25,326		30,641		(43,858		)	141,767
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	228		—		429		—			657
Net income (loss) attributable to BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc.	$	129,430	$	25,326	$	30,212	$	(43,858	)	$	141,110
Average assets	$	52,627,209	$	11,834,345	$	13,572,927	$	7,052,674		$	85,087,155