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Loans And Allowance For Loan Losses (Summary Of Activity In The Allowance For Loan Losses) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]      
Balance at beginning of period $ 161,532us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance $ 172,532us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance $ 184,532us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
Provision for Loan, Lease, and Other Losses 29,531us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses 20,353us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses 27,287us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
Loans charged off 52,773us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs 54,199us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs 63,161us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
Less recoveries 18,242us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts 22,846us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts 23,874us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net 34,531us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet 31,353us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet 39,287us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet
Balance at end of period 156,532us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance 161,532us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance 172,532us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]      
Balance at beginning of period 94,189us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
105,725us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
122,497us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Provision for Loan, Lease, and Other Losses (5,204)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
(16,143)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
(14,444)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Loans charged off 4,548us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
5,170us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
11,094us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Less recoveries 5,185us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
9,777us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
8,766us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net (637)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
(4,607)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
2,328us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Balance at end of period 89,622us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
94,189us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
105,725us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Personal Banking Portfolio Segment [Member]      
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]      
Balance at beginning of period 67,343us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
66,807us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
62,035us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
Provision for Loan, Lease, and Other Losses 34,735us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
36,496us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
41,731us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
Loans charged off 48,225us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
49,029us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
52,067us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteOffs
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
Less recoveries 13,057us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
13,069us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
15,108us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Write-offs, Net 35,168us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
35,960us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
36,959us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesWriteoffsNet
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
Balance at end of period $ 66,910us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
$ 67,343us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember
$ 66,807us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableAllowance
/ cbsh_FinancingReceivableAndAllowanceInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis
= cbsh_PersonalBankingPortfolioSegmentMember