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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Guarantees and Other Commitments - Summary of Commercial and Standby Letters of Credit (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Expires In One Year or Less $ 1,191,746sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringWithinOneYear  
Expires After One Year 64,547sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringAfterOneYear  
Total Amount Outstanding 1,256,293us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount [1] 1,254,338us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount [1]
Maximum Amount of Future Payments 1,256,293sivb_LettersOfCreditMaximumFuturePayments  
Financial standby letters of credit    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Expires In One Year or Less 1,137,234sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_FinancialStandbyLetterOfCreditMember
 
Expires After One Year 57,997sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringAfterOneYear
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_FinancialStandbyLetterOfCreditMember
 
Total Amount Outstanding 1,195,231us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_FinancialStandbyLetterOfCreditMember
 
Maximum Amount of Future Payments 1,195,231sivb_LettersOfCreditMaximumFuturePayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_FinancialStandbyLetterOfCreditMember
 
Performance standby letters of credit    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Expires In One Year or Less 45,105sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_PerformanceStandByLettersOfCreditMember
 
Expires After One Year 6,550sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringAfterOneYear
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_PerformanceStandByLettersOfCreditMember
 
Total Amount Outstanding 51,655us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_PerformanceStandByLettersOfCreditMember
 
Maximum Amount of Future Payments 51,655sivb_LettersOfCreditMaximumFuturePayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_PerformanceStandByLettersOfCreditMember
 
Commercial letters of credit    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Expires In One Year or Less 9,407sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringWithinOneYear
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_CommercialLettersOfCreditMember
 
Expires After One Year 0sivb_LettersOfCreditExpiringAfterOneYear
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_CommercialLettersOfCreditMember
 
Total Amount Outstanding 9,407us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_CommercialLettersOfCreditMember
 
Maximum Amount of Future Payments $ 9,407sivb_LettersOfCreditMaximumFuturePayments
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= sivb_CommercialLettersOfCreditMember
 
[1] See below for additional information on our commercial and standby letters of credit.