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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Guarantees and Other Commitments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments To Extend Credit The following table summarizes information related to our commitments to extend credit at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively:
December 31,
(Dollars in millions)20212020
Loan commitments (1)$40,327 $28,975 
Standby letters of credit (2)3,612 3,003 
Commercial letters of credit (3)77 4 
Total unfunded credit commitments$44,016 $31,982 
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments (4)171 121 
(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 guarantees under our standby letters of credit.
(3)Commercial letters of credit are issued primarily for inventory purchases by a client and are typically short-term in nature.
(4)Our allowance for credit losses for unfunded credit commitments includes an allowance for both our unfunded loan commitments and our letters of credit.
Summary of Standby Letters of Credit
The table below summarizes our standby letters of credit at December 31, 2021. The maximum potential amount of future payments represents the amount that could be remitted under these 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 millions)Expires In One Year or LessExpires After One YearTotal Amount OutstandingMaximum Amount of Future Payments
Financial standby letters of credit$3,390 $113 $3,503 $3,503 
Performance standby letters of credit102 7 109 109 
Total$3,492 $120 $3,612 $3,612 
Total Capital Commitments, Unfunded Capital Commitments, and Ownership in Each Fund The following table details our total capital commitments, unfunded capital commitments, and our ownership percentage in each fund at December 31, 2021:

(Dollars in millions)		SVBFG Capital Commitments    SVBFG Unfunded 
Commitments		SVBFG Ownership 
of each Fund
CP II, LP (1)$1 $— 5.1 %
Capital Preferred Return Fund, LP13 — 20.0 
Growth Partners, LP25 1 33.0 
Strategic Investors Fund, LP15 1 12.6 
Strategic Investors Fund II, LP15 1 8.6 
Strategic Investors Fund III, LP15 1 5.9 
Strategic Investors Fund IV, LP12 2 5.0 
Strategic Investors Fund V funds1 — Various
Other venture capital and private equity fund investments (equity method accounting)
17 6 Various
Debt funds (equity method accounting) 59 — Various
Other fund investments (2)247 10 Various
Total$420 $22 
(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 156 funds (primarily venture capital funds) where our ownership interest is generally less than 5.0 percent 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, 2021:

(Dollars in millions)		Unfunded Commitments    
Capital Preferred Return Fund, LP$2 
Growth Partners, LP1 
Total$3