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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 21, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]      
Preferred stock, shares authorized   10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, without par value   $ 0us-gaap_PreferredStockNoParValue $ 0us-gaap_PreferredStockNoParValue
Preferred stock   $ 388,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue $ 388,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Stock repurchase, shares   1,600,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired  
Average price paid per share for common stock repurchased   $ 68.93us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare  
Stock repurchase, aggregate cost   107,200,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod  
Upper Limit      
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]      
Stock repurchase authorized value   15,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
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Between April 2015 and June 2016 | Upper Limit      
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]      
Stock Repurchase Authorized Amount   675,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Series C Preferred Stock      
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]      
Stock issued during period   16,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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16,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Per share ownership interest, percentage   0.10%ntrs_PercentageOfOwnershipInterestPerEachDepositoryShares
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0.10%ntrs_PercentageOfOwnershipInterestPerEachDepositoryShares
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Preferred stock, without par value   $ 0us-gaap_PreferredStockNoParValue
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$ 0us-gaap_PreferredStockNoParValue
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Preferred stock, liquidation preference   25,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreferenceValue
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25,000us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreferenceValue
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Depository shares, liquidation preference per share   $ 25ntrs_DepositorySharesLiquidationPreference
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$ 25ntrs_DepositorySharesLiquidationPreference
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Preferred stock   $ 388,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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$ 388,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
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Preferred stock, annual dividend rate   5.85%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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Preferred Stock, Dividends Per Share, Declared $ 365.625us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid Apr. 01, 2015    
Dividends Payable, Date of Record Mar. 15, 2015