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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
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]    
Notional Value $ 276,139.1invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount $ 262,922.5invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Fair Value Asset 4,854.3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset 4,255.0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
Fair Value Liability 4,805.7us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability 4,173.3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Notional Value 270,476.9invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
257,568.7invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Asset 4,731.2us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
4,149.5us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Liability 4,686.4us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
4,072.0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Interest Rate Contracts
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Notional Value 5,662.2invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
5,353.8invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Asset 123.1us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
105.5us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
Fair Value Liability $ 119.3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember
$ 101.3us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ntrs_ClientRelatedAndTradingMember