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Notional and Fair Value Amounts of Client-related and Trading Derivative Financial Instruments (Detail) (Client Related and Trading, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]    
Notional Value $ 262,922.5invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount $ 248,136.7invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Fair Value Asset 4,255.0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset 2,967.5us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
Fair Value Liability 4,173.3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability 2,963.2us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Notional Value 257,568.7invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
243,135.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Asset 4,149.5us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
2,844.7us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Liability 4,072.0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
2,846.2us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Interest Rate Contracts
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Notional Value 5,353.8invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
5,001.7invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Asset 105.5us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
122.8us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Liability $ 101.3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
$ 117.0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember