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Investment Securities - Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses and Fair Value of Securities Available for Sale Non-Printing (Detail)
Mar. 31, 2015
Security
Dec. 31, 2014
Security
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
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Pooled Trust Preferred Securities [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Number of pooled trust preferred securities 2us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions1
/ us-gaap_InformationByCategoryOfDebtSecurityAxis
= vly_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember
2us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions1
/ us-gaap_InformationByCategoryOfDebtSecurityAxis
= vly_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember