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Investment Securities - Summary of Remaining Contractual Principal Maturities and Fully Taxable Equivalent Yields on Debt Securities Classified as Held to Maturity (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Federal statutory tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Amortized Cost $ 7,816,797us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities $ 7,421,042us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Held-to-maturity securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 7,816,797us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
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Weighted- Average Yield 2.07%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturities
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One Year or Less - Amortized Cost 3,442us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearNetCarryingAmount
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One Year or Less - Weighted- Average Yield 5.39%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYear
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One Year to Five Years - Amortized Cost 75,643us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsNetCarryingAmount
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After One Year to Five Years - Weighted- Average Yield 3.91%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYears
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After Five Years to Ten Years - Amortized Cost 1,308,170us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
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After Five Years to Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 2.52%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYears
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After Ten Years - Amortized Cost 6,429,542us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsNetCarryingAmount
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After Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 1.95%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYears
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Held-to-maturity securities | Lower Limit    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Mortgage-backed securities contractual maturities (in years) 10 years  
Held-to-maturity securities | Upper Limit    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Mortgage-backed securities contractual maturities (in years) 30 years  
U.S. agency debentures | Held-to-maturity securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 473,373us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
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Weighted- Average Yield 2.69%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturities
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Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities | Held-to-maturity securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
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Weighted- Average Yield 2.42%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturities
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One Year or Less - Weighted- Average Yield 0.00%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYear
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One Year to Five Years - Amortized Cost 42,382us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsNetCarryingAmount
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After One Year to Five Years - Weighted- Average Yield 2.38%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYears
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After Five Years to Ten Years - Amortized Cost 794,716us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
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After Five Years to Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 2.23%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYears
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After Ten Years - Amortized Cost 1,856,390us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsNetCarryingAmount
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After Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 2.51%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYears
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Residential mortgage-backed securities | Held-to-maturity securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Fixed rate    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
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Weighted- Average Yield 1.65%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturities
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One Year or Less - Weighted- Average Yield 0.00%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYear
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After One Year to Five Years - Weighted- Average Yield 0.00%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYears
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After Five Years to Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 0.00%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYears
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After Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 1.65%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYears
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Residential mortgage-backed securities | Held-to-maturity securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Variable rate    
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One Year or Less - Amortized Cost 3,442us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearNetCarryingAmount
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One Year or Less - Weighted- Average Yield 5.39%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYear
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One Year to Five Years - Amortized Cost 33,261us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsNetCarryingAmount
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After One Year to Five Years - Weighted- Average Yield 5.87%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYears
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After Five Years to Ten Years - Amortized Cost 40,081us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
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After Five Years to Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 6.11%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYears
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After Ten Years - Amortized Cost $ 6,494us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsNetCarryingAmount
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After Ten Years - Weighted- Average Yield 6.34%sivb_WeightedAverageYieldOfSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYears
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