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Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]      
Investment securities related to state and political subdivisions $ 2,240,000,000stt_VariableInterestEntityFairValueOfCollateralizedAssets   $ 2,270,000,000stt_VariableInterestEntityFairValueOfCollateralizedAssets
Variable interest entity, other short-term borrowings 1,840,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets   1,870,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
Weighted average life of trusts (in years) 5 years 8 months 15 days 5 years 10 months 18 days  
Total standby bond-purchase agreement committed to trusts 1,880,000,000stt_TotalStandbyBondPurchaseAgreementCommittedToTrusts    
Total letters of credit committed to trusts 669,000,000stt_TotalLettersOfCreditCommittedToTrusts    
Standby purchase agreements and letters of credit commitments utilized 0stt_Standbypurchaseagreementsandlettersofcreditcommitmentsutilized    
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Assets 68,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  65,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Liabilities 14,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  13,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Potential maximum loss exposure of unconsolidated funds 54,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Potential maximum loss exposure of unconsolidated funds $ 88,070,000.00us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  $ 45,100,000.00us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember