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Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]  
Unrecognized tax benefit 3.8us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Reduction in income tax expense resulting from recognition of unrecognized tax benefit 2.7sivb_IncomeTaxReductionFromRecognizedTaxBenefit
Federal tax  
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]  
Tax years open to examination Our U.S. federal tax returns for 2011 and subsequent years remain open to full examination
State tax  
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]  
Tax years open to examination Our California tax returns for 2010 and subsequent tax years remain open to full examination. Massachusetts tax returns for 2011 and subsequent years remain open to full examination