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Covered Loans Acquired in AmTrust and Desert Hills Acquisitions (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered loans $ 2,341,428us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered $ 2,428,622us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
Percent of Covered Loans 100.00%nyb_PercentageOfCoveredLoans  
One-to-four family    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered loans 2,152,731us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= nyb_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
 
Percent of Covered Loans 91.90%nyb_PercentageOfCoveredLoans
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= nyb_OneToFourFamilyMortgageLoansMember
 
Other loan    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Covered loans $ 188,697us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmountCovered
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= nyb_OtherLoansMember
 
Percent of Covered Loans 8.10%nyb_PercentageOfCoveredLoans
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= nyb_OtherLoansMember