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Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jul. 29, 2014
Sep. 16, 2013
Jun. 03, 2013
Jun. 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Jun. 15, 2012
Jul. 28, 2014
Dec. 05, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Tax         $ 60,795,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax $ 147,133,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax          
Liquidation preference of preferred stock (per share)         $ 1,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference            
Preferred stock, authorized shares         4,400,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 4,400,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized          
Carrying value, Preferred stock         1,004,011,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 1,003,970,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue          
Price per share                     $ 36.27zion_WarrantPriceForWarrantIssueToUSTreasury
Common Stock         4,723,855,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue 4,179,024,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue       525,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue  
Common Stock, Shares, Issued         203,014,903us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 184,677,696us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued       17,600,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued  
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share                   $ 29.80us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare  
Company Capital Plan, issuance of new common equity 400,000,000zion_CompanyCapitalPlanissuanceofnewcommonequity                    
Beneficial conversion feature of modified subordinated debt recorded in common stock       203,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleBeneficialConversionFeature   206,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleBeneficialConversionFeature 15,232,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleBeneficialConversionFeature        
Preferred Stock, Accretion of Redemption Discount           44,700,000us-gaap_PreferredStockAccretionOfRedemptionDiscount          
Common stock value, net of commissions and fees 516,000,000zion_CommonStockValueNetOfCommissionAndFees                    
Warrants sold               29,300,000zion_WarrantsSold      
Common stock issued for preferred stock redemption           (799,468,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue (1,542,500,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue        
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Shares   799,467us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares                  
Total invested assets of trusts         86,600,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrust 83,700,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrust          
Total obligations of trusts         100,900,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent 98,700,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent          
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax         467,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax (3,651,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax          
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax         (8,764,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax 16,625,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax          
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per depositary share         $ 25zion_Preferredstockliquidationpreferenceperdepositaryshare            
IncreaseInCarryingValueOfPreferredStock         5,900,000zion_IncreaseInCarryingValueOfPreferredStock            
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders     4,800,000us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders                
Common Stock Held in Trust         14,300,000us-gaap_CommonStockHeldInTrust 15,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockHeldInTrust          
Warrant Exercise Price         $ 36.36zion_WarrantExercisePrice            
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Preferred stock, authorized shares         140,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
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Variable dividend payment rate         > of 4.0% or 3mL+0.52%            
Carrying value, Preferred stock         66,168,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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66,127,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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Series C Preferred Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage         9.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
           
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage   100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
                 
Common stock issued for preferred stock redemption   800,000,000us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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Series D Preferred Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Preferred stock redemption         1,400,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionAmount
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Series E Preferred Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Fees And Commissions For Sale Of Preferred Stock                 3,800,000zion_FeesAndCommissionsForSaleOfPreferredStock
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= us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember
   
Common stock issued for preferred stock redemption                 143,000,000us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_SeriesEPreferredStockMember
   
Series F Preferred Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Preferred stock, authorized shares         250,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
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= us-gaap_SeriesFPreferredStockMember
           
Carrying value, Preferred stock         143,750,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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143,750,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage         7.90%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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Series G Preferred Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Preferred stock, authorized shares         200,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
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= us-gaap_SeriesGPreferredStockMember
           
Carrying value, Preferred stock         171,827,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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= us-gaap_SeriesGPreferredStockMember
171,827,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage         6.30%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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Preferred Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Common stock issued for preferred stock redemption           (925,748,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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(1,542,500,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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Retained Earnings [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Common stock issued for preferred stock redemption           125,700,000us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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(3,830,000)us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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Warrant [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Common stock warrants issued to the U.S. Treasury                     5,789,909zion_CommonStockWarrantsIssuedToUSTreasury
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Common Stock [Member]                      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]                      
Beneficial conversion feature of modified subordinated debt recorded in common stock         76,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleBeneficialConversionFeature
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Common stock issued for preferred stock redemption           $ 580,000us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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$ 3,830,000us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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