| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2419407 - Disclosure - Benefit Plans - Estimated Benefit Payments (Details) (http://www.bbvacompass.com/role/BenefitPlansEstimatedBenefitPaymentsDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001409775 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Defined Pension Plan |
| Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | Period [Axis] |
|---|---|
2016-12-31 | |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |
2017 | |
2018 | |
2019 | |
2020 | |
2021 | |
2022 - 2026 |