Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,545,750	$ 1,503,257
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value (cost of $12,588,783 and $16,375,941, respectively)	12,620,411	16,380,748
Held-to-maturity securities, at cost (fair value of $8,376,138 and $8,758,622, respectively)	8,426,998	8,790,963
Non-marketable and other securities	622,552	674,946
Total investment securities	21,669,961	25,846,657
Loans, net of unearned income	19,899,944	16,742,070
Allowance for loan losses	(225,366)	(217,613)
Net loans	19,674,578	16,524,457
Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	120,683	102,625
Accrued interest receivable and other assets	672,688	709,707
Total assets	44,683,660	44,686,703
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	31,975,457	30,867,497
Interest-bearing deposits	7,004,411	8,275,279
Total deposits	38,979,868	39,142,776
Short-term borrowings	512,668	774,900
Other liabilities	618,383	639,094
Long-term debt	795,704	796,702
Total liabilities	40,906,623	41,353,472
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18 and Note 24)
SVBFG stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 52,254,074 shares and 51,610,226 shares outstanding, respectively	52	52
Additional paid-in capital	1,242,741	1,189,032
Retained earnings	2,376,331	1,993,646
Accumulated other comprehensive income	23,430	15,404
Total SVBFG stockholders’ equity	3,642,554	3,198,134
Noncontrolling interests	134,483	135,097
Total equity	3,777,037	3,333,231
Total liabilities and total equity	$ 44,683,660	$ 44,686,703