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Investment Securities (Summary Of Investment Securities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Investment [Line Items]    
Held-to-maturity, fair value $ 602,355us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue $ 677,196us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
Held-to-maturity, Amortized cost 590,950zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCost 686,951zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCost
Held To Maturity Securities Gross Unrealized Gains Losses 1   0zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsLosses1
Held To Maturity Securities Gross Unrealized Losses   39,699zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses
Held-to-maturity, Carrying value 590,950us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities 647,252us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 4,430,090us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 3,819,297us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains, Recognized In O C I 35,140zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI 31,603zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Recognized In O C I 167,418zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI 142,275zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
Available-For-Sale Securities, Debt Securities, Net Carrying Amount 4,297,812zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount  
Available-for-sale debt securities, Estimated fair value 4,297,812us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities 3,708,625us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 35,241us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains 31,679us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
Available-for-sale equity securities, Carrying value   3,708,625zion_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesCarryingValue
Available-for-sale, Amortized cost 4,583,325us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost 3,955,888us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale, Gross unrealized losses, Recognized in OCI 168,064us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss 143,319us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
Carrying value 4,450,502zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCarryingAmount 3,844,248zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCarryingAmount
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated fair value 4,450,502us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 3,844,248us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain   31,411us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss   1,467us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses
amortized cost of investment securities 5,174,275zion_Amortizedcostofinvestmentsecurities 4,642,839zion_Amortizedcostofinvestmentsecurities
Gross Unrealized Gains of Investment Securities Recognized in OCI 47,449zion_GrossUnrealizedGainsofInvestmentSecuritiesRecognizedinOCI 31,679zion_GrossUnrealizedGainsofInvestmentSecuritiesRecognizedinOCI
Gross Unrealized Losses of Investment Securities Recognized in OCI 168,867zion_GrossUnrealizedLossesofInvestmentSecuritiesRecognizedinOCI 183,018zion_GrossUnrealizedLossesofInvestmentSecuritiesRecognizedinOCI
Carrying Value of Investment Securities 5,052,857zion_CarryingValueofInvestmentSecurities 4,491,500zion_CarryingValueofInvestmentSecurities
Estimated Fair Value of Investment Securities   4,521,444zion_EstimatedFairValueofInvestmentSecurities
Municipal Securities [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Held-to-maturity, fair value   619,889us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
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= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Held-to-maturity, Amortized cost 590,950zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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607,675zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Held To Maturity Securities Gross Unrealized Gains Losses 1   0zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsLosses1
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Held To Maturity Securities Gross Unrealized Losses   0zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses
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Held-to-maturity, Carrying value 602,355us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
607,675us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 175,017us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
189,059us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains, Recognized In O C I 1,282zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
1,143zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Recognized In O C I 689zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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945zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
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Available-For-Sale Securities, Debt Securities, Net Carrying Amount 175,610zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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189,257zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Available-for-sale debt securities, Estimated fair value   189,257us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
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Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain 12,208us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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13,018us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss 803us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses
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804us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember
Trust Preferred Securities - Banks And Insurance [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Held-to-maturity, fair value   57,307us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue
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Held-to-maturity, Amortized cost   79,276zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCost
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Held To Maturity Securities Gross Unrealized Gains Losses 1   0zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsLosses1
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Held To Maturity Securities Gross Unrealized Losses   39,699zion_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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Held-to-maturity, Carrying value   39,577us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 611,836us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains, Recognized In O C I 99zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
103zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Recognized In O C I 150,418zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
121,984zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Securities, Debt Securities, Net Carrying Amount 461,517zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available-for-sale equity securities, Carrying value   415,708zion_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale, Amortized cost   537,589us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated fair value   415,708us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_TrustPreferredSecuritiesBanksAndInsuranceMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain   18,393us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingGains
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Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss   663us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesUnrecognizedHoldingLosses
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Agency Securities [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 631,603us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
607,523us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains, Recognized In O C I 1,406zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
1,572zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Recognized In O C I 7,139zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
8,343zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Securities, Debt Securities, Net Carrying Amount 625,870zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
600,752zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities, Estimated fair value   600,752us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AgencySecuritiesMember
Agency Guaranteed Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 1,417,843us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
935,164us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains, Recognized In O C I 16,441zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
12,132zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Recognized In O C I 614zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
2,105zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Securities, Debt Securities, Net Carrying Amount 1,433,670zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
945,191zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities, Estimated fair value   945,191us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_AgencyGuaranteedMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Small Business Administration Loan-Backed Securities [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 1,588,562us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
1,544,710us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains, Recognized In O C I 15,677zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
16,446zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Recognized In O C I 8,558zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
8,891zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Securities, Debt Securities, Net Carrying Amount 1,595,681zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
1,552,265zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale debt securities, Estimated fair value   1,552,265us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_SmallBusinessAdministrationLoanBackedSecuritiesMember
Auction Rate Securities [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 5,229us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains, Recognized In O C I 235zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
207zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainsRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Debt Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses, Recognized In O C I 0zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
7zion_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLossesRecognizedInOCI
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-For-Sale Securities, Debt Securities, Net Carrying Amount 5,464zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecuritiesNetCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
 
Available-for-sale equity securities, Carrying value   5,452zion_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale, Amortized cost   5,252us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated fair value   5,452us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Mutual Funds And Other [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain   76us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockEquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale, Amortized cost   136,591us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockEquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale, Gross unrealized losses, Recognized in OCI   1,044us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockEquitySecuritiesMember
Carrying value   135,623zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockEquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, Estimated fair value   135,623us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockEquitySecuritiesMember
Mutual Funds And Stock [Member]    
Investment [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain 101us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockMember
 
Available-for-sale, Amortized cost 153,235us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockMember
 
Available-for-sale, Gross unrealized losses, Recognized in OCI 646us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockMember
 
Carrying value $ 152,690zion_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsByCategoryAxis
= zion_MutualFundsAndStockMember