| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2410409 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plans (Future Benefit Payments) (Details) (http://www.commercebank.com/role/EmployeeBenefitPlansFutureBenefitPaymentsDetails) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000022356 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
|---|---|
2016-12-31 | |
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract] | |
2017 | |
2018 | |
2019 | |
2020 | |
2021 | |
2022 - 2026 |