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Minimum Average Cash Balance Required to be Maintained at Federal Reserve by Subsidiary Bank

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Carrying amount of mutual fund assets in cash management

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Mutual Fund Assets Managed investment in US Treasury Securities

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Amount of Mutual Fund Managed Assets in Tax-Free Money Market Funds

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Managed Net Asset Value of Units in Mutual Funds

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Represents the number of Visa Class A shares that Visa Class B shares held by the Company are convertible to.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net	$ 25,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	$ 23,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	$ 21,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in 2015	26,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in 2016	22,900,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in 2017	19,300,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in 2018	15,100,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in 2019	13,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter	104,800,000
Minimum Average Cash Balance Required to be Maintained at Federal Reserve by Subsidiary Bank	1,500,000,000	830,000,000
Parent Company [Member] \| Visa Membership [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Visa Class B Shares Owned by Entity (in shares)	251,837
Number of Visa Class A Shares Visa Class B Shares Are Convertible To (in shares)	103,782
Cavanal Hill Funds [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Mutual Fund Investment in US Treasury Securities	1,100,000,000
Mutual Fund Investment in Cash Management	1,300,000,000
Mutual Fund Investment in Tax-Free Money Market Funds	$ 258,000,000
The Net Asset Value of Units in Mutual Funds (per unit)	1.00