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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 27, 2014
Feb. 28, 2015
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]        
Junior subordinated debentures $ 836,000,000us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust      
Debt Maturity, Start Year Jan. 01, 2027      
Debt Maturity, End Year Dec. 31, 2033      
Interest rate of debt instrument     8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage  
Agreements to repurchase securities 1,400,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase 1,400,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase    
Collateral posted 1,500,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseFairValueOfCollateral 1,500,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseFairValueOfCollateral    
Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty [Member]        
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]        
Interest rate of debt instrument       2.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= mtb_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
Fixed rate senior notes issued       750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mtb_SeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
Senior Notes Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]        
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]        
Interest rate of debt instrument       2.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Fixed rate senior notes issued       750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Senior Notes [Member]        
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]        
Fixed rate senior notes issued       1,500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]        
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]        
Junior subordinated debentures redeemed 323,000,000us-gaap_SubordinatedLiabilitiesExtinguished
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= us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
     
Trust Preferred Securities Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Member]        
Schedule Of Borrowings [Line Items]        
Junior subordinated debentures     350,000,000us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebentureOwedToUnconsolidatedSubsidiaryTrust
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfSharesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionBySettlementTermsAxis
= us-gaap_TrustPreferredSecuritiesSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionMember