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Common Stock Common Stock (Schedule of Activity in the Outstanding Shares of the Company's Common Stock) (Details) (Common Stock [Member])
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Common Stock [Member]
     
Increase (Decrease) in Common Stock [Roll Forward]      
Shares outstanding, beginning balance 95,881us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
91,414us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
88,952us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Awards and sales under employee and director plans 549us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
653us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
837us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
5% stock dividend 4,586us-gaap_StockDividendsShares
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
4,565us-gaap_StockDividendsShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
4,352us-gaap_StockDividendsShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
1,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares (3,055)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Purchases of treasury stock (1,626)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(1,742)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(2,716)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Other (8)cbsh_OtherIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(9)cbsh_OtherIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(11)cbsh_OtherIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Shares outstanding, ending balance 96,327us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
95,881us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
91,414us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember