Regulatory Capital Requirements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Regulatory Capital Requirements [Abstract]

Royal Bank's capital ratios

	At September 30, 2017
									To be well capitalized
					For capital				under prompt corrective
	Actual**				adequacy purposes				action provision
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio*		Amount		Ratio
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	86,153	13.955	%	$	57,106	9.250	%	$	61,736	10.000	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	78,334	12.689	%	$	44,759	7.250	%	$	49,389	8.000	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets, leverage)	$	78,334	9.826	%	$	31,889	4.000	%	$	39,861	5.000	%
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	$	77,606	12.571	%	$	35,498	5.750	%	$	40,128	6.500	%

Company capital ratios

	At September 30, 2017
										To be well capitalized
					For capital					under the Federal
	Actual				adequacy purposes				Reserve's regulations
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio*		Amount		Ratio
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	91,246	14.761	%	$	57,181	9.250	%	$	61,817	10.00	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	78,139	12.640	%	$	44,817	7.250	%	$	37,090	6.00	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets, leverage)	$	78,139	9.793	%	$	31,918	4.000	%		N/A	N/A
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)	$	57,789	9.348	%	$	35,545	5.750	%		N/A	N/A