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Deposits and Borrowed Funds (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
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Total short-term borrowings	3,889us-gaap_DebtCurrent	322,861us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Long-term debt
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Average interest rate (as a percent)	0.18%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.07%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.09%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
City National Corporation
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	304,618	304,695
5.25% Senior Notes Due September 2020 \| City National Corporation
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	299,463	299,540
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	5.25%	5.25%
9.00% Subordinated Notes Due July 2019 \| City National Bank:
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	50,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	9.00%
9.00% Subordinated Notes Due August 2019 \| City National Bank:
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	75,000	75,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	9.00%	9.00%
Fixed and Floating Subordinated Notes due August 2019 \| City National Bank:
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	55,000
Interest rate for initial period (as a percent)	9.00%
Initial interest rate period	5 years
5.375% Subordinated Notes Due July 2022 \| City National Bank:
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	149,994	149,994
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%	5.375%
Floating Rate Securities Due November 2034 \| Business Bancorp Capital Trust I
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	5,155	5,155
Variable rate basis		three-month LIBOR
Basis spread (as a percent)		1.965%
Interest rate as of reporting date (as a percent)		2.20%
Nonrecourse debt
Short-term borrowings
Current portion of nonrecourse debt	3,889	2,861
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	91,388	99,139
Average interest rate (as a percent)		3.86%
Other long-term debt
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	$ 9,968	$ 9,772
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)		5.64%