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Securities (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Marketable Securities [Line Items]      
Percentage of municipal bond portfolio issued by political subdivision or agencies within the state of Texas 97.40%cfr_PercentMunicipalBondPortfolioIssuedByPoliticalSubdivisionOrAgenciesWithinStateOfTexas    
Percentage of municipal bond portfolio issued by political subdivision or agencies within the state of Texas guaranteed by Texas permanent school fund 64.90%cfr_PercentMunicipalBondPortfolioIssuedByPoliticalSubdivisionOrAgenciesWithinStateOfTexasGuaranteedByTexasPermanentSchoolFund    
Carrying value of pledged securities $ 3,000,000,000cfr_CarryingValueOfPledgedSecurities $ 3,000,000,000cfr_CarryingValueOfPledgedSecurities  
Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value 8,461,254,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 5,895,436,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities  
Available for sale securities reclassified to held to maturity, unrealized gain     165,700,000cfr_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTransfersToHeldToMaturityUnrealizedGains
Available for sale securities reclassified to held to maturity, unrealized gain net of tax     107,700,000cfr_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesTransferredToHeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrealizedGainsNetOfTax
Net unamortized, unrealized gain on transferred securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income, pre tax 93,900,000cfr_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentPreTax 129,300,000cfr_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentPreTax  
Net unamortized, unrealized gain on transferred securities included in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax 61,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 84,100,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax  
Reclassified To Held To Maturity [Member]      
Schedule Of Marketable Securities [Line Items]      
Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value     $ 2,300,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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