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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Goodwill, Other Changes $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillOtherChanges    
Goodwill impairment 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Impairment of core deposits and intangibles 0vly_ImpairmentOfCoreDepositsAndIntangibles 0vly_ImpairmentOfCoreDepositsAndIntangibles 0vly_ImpairmentOfCoreDepositsAndIntangibles
Amortization expense - other intangible assets 9,900,000vly_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetNet 8,300,000vly_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetNet 9,800,000vly_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetNet
Core Deposits [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Weighted average amortization period, years 11 years    
Core Deposits [Member] | State Bancorp, Inc. [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Core deposits intangibles from acquisition     11,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CoreDepositsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= vly_StateBancorpIncMember
Other [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Weighted average amortization period, years 18 years    
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal balances of mortgage loans serviced 2,300,000,000vly_TotalLoansServicedCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
2,500,000,000vly_TotalLoansServicedCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
1,800,000,000vly_TotalLoansServicedCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialPortfolioSegmentMember
SBA Loans [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Total amount of loans serviced by bank $ 26,900,000vly_SbaLoansServicedByBankOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= vly_SBaLoansMember
$ 28,400,000vly_SbaLoansServicedByBankOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= vly_SBaLoansMember
$ 30,400,000vly_SbaLoansServicedByBankOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= vly_SBaLoansMember