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Fair Value Measurements (Summary of Quantitative Information About Level 3 Fair Value Measurements) (Details)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Auction Rate Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Discounted Cash Flow, Valuation Techniques Discounted cash flow  
Private Equity Funds [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Market Comparable Companies, Valuation Techniques Market comparable companies  
Minimum [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Estimated Market Recovery Period, Years   3 years
Minimum [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Estimated Market Rate, Percent 2.10%cbsh_FairValueEstimatedMarketRatePercent
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Minimum [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation And Amortization Multiple 4.0cbsh_FairValueEarningsBeforeInterestTaxDepreciationAndAmortizationMultiple
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Maximum [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Estimated Market Recovery Period, Years   5 years
Maximum [Member] | Auction Rate Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Estimated Market Rate, Percent 5.30%cbsh_FairValueEstimatedMarketRatePercent
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Maximum [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]    
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Fair Value, Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation And Amortization Multiple 5.5cbsh_FairValueEarningsBeforeInterestTaxDepreciationAndAmortizationMultiple
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