CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Interest income:
Loans	$ 389,830		$ 319,540		$ 335,806
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable	165,449		127,422		81,536
Non-taxable	3,623		3,809		4,094
Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities	6,486		10,960		9,790
Total interest income	565,388		461,731		431,226
Interest expense:
Deposits	8,862		14,778		21,346
Borrowings	30,249		28,818		27,730
Total interest expense	39,111		43,596		49,076
Net interest income	526,277		418,135		382,150
Provision for loan losses	6,101		44,628		90,180
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	520,176		373,507		291,970
Noninterest income:
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net	195,034		93,360		(31,209)
Foreign exchange fees	43,891		36,150		30,735
Gains (losses) on derivative instruments, net	38,681		9,522		(753)
Deposit service charges	31,208		31,669		27,663
Credit card fees	18,741		12,685		9,314
Client investment fees	12,421		18,020		21,699
Letters of credit and standby letters of credit fees	12,201		10,482		10,333
Other	30,155		35,642		29,961
Total noninterest income	382,332		247,530		97,743
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits	313,043		248,606		189,631
Professional services	60,807		56,123		46,540
Premises and equipment	28,335		23,023		23,270
Business development and travel	24,250		20,237		14,014
Net occupancy	19,624		19,378		17,888
FDIC assessments	10,298		16,498		17,035
Correspondent bank fees	9,052		8,379		8,040
Provision for (reduction of) unfunded credit commitments	4,397		4,083		(1,367)
Impairment of goodwill					4,092
Other	30,822		26,491		24,723
Total noninterest expense	500,628	[1]	422,818	[1]	343,866
Income (loss) before income tax expense	401,880	[2]	198,219	[2]	45,847	[2]
Income tax expense	119,087		61,402		35,207
Net income before noncontrolling interests	282,793		136,817		10,640
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(110,891)		(41,866)		37,370
Net income attributable to SVBFG	171,902		94,951		48,010
Preferred stock dividend and discount accretion					(25,336)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 171,902		$ 94,951		$ 22,674
Earnings per common share-basic	$ 4.00		$ 2.27		$ 0.67
Earnings per common share-diluted	$ 3.94		$ 2.24		$ 0.66

[1] The Global Commercial Bank segment includes direct depreciation and amortization of $12.2 million, $9.7 million and $9.9 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

[2] The internal reporting model used by management to assess segment performance does not calculate tax expense by segment. Our effective tax rate is a reasonable approximation of the segment rates.