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Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]  
Expected volatility term 5 years
Closing stock price $ 116.07us-gaap_SharePrice
Number of shares available for issuance 3,208,414sivb_EmployeeStockPlanSharesRemainingAvailableForIssuance
Equity Incentive Plan  
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]  
Maximum aggregate number of shares that may be awarded and sold 7,543,321us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= sivb_EquityIncentivePlanMember
Conversion ratio for awards granted 2sivb_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsGrantsConversionRatio
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= sivb_EquityIncentivePlanMember
Conversion ratio for awards forfeited 2sivb_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsForfeituresConversionRatio
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= sivb_EquityIncentivePlanMember
Options granted under the 2006 Incentive Plan, expiration period 7 years
Options, exercisable period 4 years
Equity Incentive Plan | Restricted stock units | Lower Limit  
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]  
Vesting period 3 years
Equity Incentive Plan | Performance-based restricted stock | Lower Limit  
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]  
Vesting period 12 months
Employee Stock Purchase Plan  
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]  
Maximum percentage of gross compensation that participating employees may annually contribute towards ESPP 10.00%sivb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByEmployeeStockPurchasePlanStockPurchasesAsPercentageOfEmployeeCompensationMaximum
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= sivb_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Maximum amount that participating employees may annually contribute towards ESPP $ 25,000sivb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumShareValueAuthorizedForPurchaseUnderEmployeeStockPurchasePlan
/ sivb_IncentiveCompensationPlansEmployeesAxis
= sivb_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Percentage of fair market value of common stock at which employees may purchase shares under ESPP 85.00%sivb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPurchasePricePercentageOfFairMarketValue
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= sivb_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Number of shares issued under ESPP 130,110us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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= sivb_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Proceeds from issuance of shares under ESPP $ 11,900,000sivb_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStockUnderEmployeeStockPlans
/ sivb_IncentiveCompensationPlansEmployeesAxis
= sivb_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Number of shares available for issuance 566,199sivb_EmployeeStockPlanSharesRemainingAvailableForIssuance
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= sivb_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember