Premises and equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$ 46.7	$ 46.4	$ 58.9
Occupancy Expense	24.2	23.8	24.4
Equipment Communications And Other Operating Expenses	22.5	22.6	34.5
Rental Income	$ 22.9	$ 23.3	$ 27.1

The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6943989&loc=d3e3602-108585

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