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Changes in Residential and Securitized Mortgage Servicing Rights (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Carrying value, beginning of year     $ 227,297us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
Carrying value, end of period 220,371us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount   227,297us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
Mortgage Servicing Rights Residential      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Carrying value, beginning of year 227,297us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
241,018us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
 
Additions 15,017us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
6,808us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
 
Due to changes in interest rates and valuation assumptions (6,448)us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
43us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueChangesInFairValueResultingFromChangesInValuationInputsOrChangesInAssumptions
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
 
Increase (decrease) in fair value, due to other changes (15,495)us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
[1] (9,865)us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueOtherChangesInFairValue
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
[1]  
Amortization 0us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueAmortization1
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
0us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueAmortization1
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
 
Carrying value, end of period $ 220,371us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
$ 238,004us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= nyb_MortgageServicingRightsResidentialMember
 
[1] Net servicing cash flows, including loan payoffs, and the passage of time.