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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands
Sep. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities$ 9,639,386$ 7,917,967
Equity securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities518383
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities518383
Other assets - marketable securities3,96228
Total assets4,480[1]411
U.S. treasury securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities26,13026,410
U.S. agency debentures | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,945,5372,835,093
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities1,503,8511,248,510
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Fixed rate | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,402,232830,466
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Variable rate | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,559,1612,879,525
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities103,181 
Municipal bonds and notes | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities98,77697,580
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate risks | Other assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value13,30552,017
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Currency exchange risks | Other assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value13,93611,349
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Currency exchange risks | Other liability | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value12,17110,267
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Equity warrant assets | Other assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value4,1054,028
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Loan conversion options | Other assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value2,0574,291
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Client interest rate derivatives | Other assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value53 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Client interest rate derivatives | Other liability | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value55 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities9,638,8687,917,584
Other assets - marketable securities 9,240
Total assets9,672,324[1]7,998,509
Total liabilities12,22610,267
Investment company fair value accounting | Venture capital and private equity fund investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities578,126391,247
Investment company fair value accounting | Other venture capital investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities120,160111,843
Investment company fair value accounting | Other investments | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities973981
Investment company fair value accounting | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities699,259504,071
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Equity warrant assets | Other assets | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value54,41843,537
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Total assets753,677[1]547,608
U.S. treasury securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities26,13026,410
U.S. agency debentures | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,945,5372,835,093
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities1,503,8511,248,510
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Fixed rate | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,402,232830,466
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Variable rate | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,559,1612,879,525
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities103,181 
Municipal bonds and notes | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities98,77697,580
Equity securities | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities518383
Investment company fair value accounting | Venture capital and private equity fund investments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities578,126391,247
Investment company fair value accounting | Other venture capital investments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities120,160111,843
Investment company fair value accounting | Other investments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities973981
Investment company fair value accounting | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities699,259504,071
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate risks | Other assets | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value13,30552,017
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Currency exchange risks | Other assets | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value13,93611,349
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Currency exchange risks | Other liability | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value12,17110,267
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Equity warrant assets | Other assets | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value58,52347,565
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Loan conversion options | Other assets | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value2,0574,291
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Client interest rate derivatives | Other assets | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value53 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Client interest rate derivatives | Other liability | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value55 
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities9,639,3867,917,967
Other assets - marketable securities3,9629,268
Total assets10,430,481[1]8,546,528
Total liabilities12,22610,267
U.S. treasury securities
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities26,13026,410
U.S. agency debentures
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,945,5372,835,093
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued mortgage-backed securities
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities1,503,8511,248,510
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Fixed rate
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,402,232830,466
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Agency-issued collateralized mortgage obligations | Variable rate
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities2,559,1612,879,525
Agency-issued commercial mortgage-backed securities
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities103,181 
Municipal bonds and notes
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities98,77697,580
Equity securities
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Available-for-sale securities518383
Investment company fair value accounting | Venture capital and private equity fund investments
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities578,126[2]391,247[2]
Investment company fair value accounting | Other venture capital investments
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities120,160[3]111,843[3]
Investment company fair value accounting | Other investments
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Non-marketable securities973[4]981[4]
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | Interest rate risks | Other assets
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value13,30552,017
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other derivative instruments | Equity warrant assets | Other assets
  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]  
Fair value$ 58,523$ 47,565
[1]Included in Level 2 and Level 3 assets are $3.4 million and $619.9 million, respectively, attributable to noncontrolling interests calculated based on the ownership percentages of the noncontrolling interests.
[2]The following table shows the amount of venture capital and private equity fund investments by the following consolidated funds and our ownership of each fund at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010: September 30, 2011 December 31, 2010 (Dollars in thousands) Amount Ownership % Amount Ownership % SVB Strategic Investors Fund, LP $ 44,205 12.6 % $ 44,722 12.6 % SVB Strategic Investors Fund II, LP 122,264 8.6 94,694 8.6 SVB Strategic Investors Fund III, LP 205,505 5.9 146,613 5.9 SVB Strategic Investors Fund IV, LP 104,114 5.0 40,639 5.0 Strategic Investors Fund V, LP 1,965 0.3 - - SVB Capital Preferred Return Fund, LP 41,432 20.0 23,071 20.0 SVB Capital-NT Growth Partners, LP 44,837 33.0 28,624 33.0 SVB Capital Partners II, LP (i) 2,324 5.1 4,506 5.1 Other private equity fund (ii) 11,480 58.2 8,378 60.6 Total venture capital and private equity fund investments $ 578,126 $ 391,247 (i) At September 30, 2011, we had a direct ownership interest of 1.3% and an indirect ownership interest of 3.8% in the fund through our ownership interest of SVB Strategic Investors Fund II, LP. (ii) At September 30, 2011, we had a direct ownership interest of 41.5% and indirect ownership interests of 12.6% and 4.1% in the fund through our ownership interests of SVB Capital-NT Growth Partners, LP and SVB Capital Preferred Return Fund, LP, respectively.
[3]The following table shows the amount of other venture capital investments by the following consolidated funds and our ownership of each fund at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010: September 30, 2011 December 31, 2010 (Dollars in thousands) Amount Ownership % Amount Ownership % Silicon Valley BancVentures, LP $ 16,606 10.7 % $ 21,371 10.7 % SVB Capital Partners II, LP (i) 60,129 5.1 51,545 5.1 SVB India Capital Partners I, LP 41,927 14.4 38,927 14.4 SVB Capital Shanghai Yangpu Venture Capital Fund 1,498 6.8 - - Total other venture capital investments $ 120,160 $ 111,843 (i) At September 30, 2011, we had a direct ownership interest of 1.3% and an indirect ownership interest of 3.8% in the fund through our ownership of SVB Strategic Investors Fund II, LP.
[4]Other investments within non-marketable securities (investment company fair value accounting) include our ownership in Partners for Growth, LP, a consolidated debt fund. At both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had a majority ownership interest of slightly more than 50.0% in the fund. Partners for Growth, LP is managed by a third party and we do not have an ownership interest in the general partner of this fund.