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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Guarantees and Other Commitments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Summary of Commercial and Standby Letters of Credit
The table below summarizes our commercial and standby letters of credit at December 31, 2020. The maximum potential amount of future payments represents the amount that could be remitted under letters of credit if there were a total default by the guaranteed parties, without consideration of possible recoveries under recourse provisions or from the collateral held or pledged.
(Dollars in thousands)Expires In One Year or LessExpires After One YearTotal Amount OutstandingMaximum Amount of Future Payments
Financial standby letters of credit$2,807,942 $66,641 $2,874,583 $2,874,583 
Performance standby letters of credit108,681 19,488 128,169 128,169 
Commercial letters of credit4,366 — 4,366 4,366 
Total$2,920,989 $86,129 $3,007,118 $3,007,118 
Commitments to extend credit  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Summary Information Related to Commitments The following table summarizes information related to our commitments to extend credit at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively:
December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)20202019
Loan commitments (1)$28,975,133 $21,743,359 
Commercial and standby letters of credit (2)3,007,118 2,778,561 
Total unfunded credit commitments$31,982,251 $24,521,920 
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments (3)120,796 67,656 
(1)Represents commitments which are available for funding, due to clients meeting all collateral, compliance and financial covenants required under loan commitment agreements.
(2)See below for additional information on our commercial and standby letters of credit.
(3)Our allowance for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments includes an allowance for both our unfunded loan commitments and our letters of credit.
Commitments to invest in venture capital and equity funds  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Summary Information Related to Commitments The following table details our total capital commitments, unfunded capital commitments, and our ownership percentage in each fund at December 31, 2020:

(Dollars in thousands)		SVBFG Capital Commitments    SVBFG Unfunded 
Commitments		SVBFG Ownership 
of each Fund
CP II, LP (1)$1,200 $162 5.1 %
Capital Preferred Return Fund, LP12,688 — 20.0 
Growth Partners, LP24,670 1,340 33.0 
Strategic Investors Fund, LP15,300 688 12.6 
Strategic Investors Fund II, LP15,000 1,050 8.6 
Strategic Investors Fund III, LP15,000 1,275 5.9 
Strategic Investors Fund IV, LP12,239 2,325 5.0 
Strategic Investors Fund V funds515 131 Various
Other venture capital and private equity fund investments (equity method accounting)
25,232 5,566 Various
Debt funds (equity method accounting) 58,733 211 Various
Other fund investments (2)277,301 9,335 Various
Total$457,878 $22,083 
(1)Our ownership includes direct ownership of 1.3 percent and indirect ownership of 3.8 percent through our investment in Strategic Investors Fund II, LP.
(2)Represents commitments to 168 funds (primarily venture capital funds) where our ownership interest is generally less than five of the voting interests of each such fund.
The following table details the amounts of remaining unfunded commitments to venture capital and private equity funds by our consolidated managed funds of funds (including our interest and the noncontrolling interests) at December 31, 2020:

(Dollars in thousands)		Unfunded Commitments    
Strategic Investors Fund, LP$196 
Capital Preferred Return Fund, LP1,516 
Growth Partners, LP2,549 
Total$4,261