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Borrowed Funds - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 04, 2002 USD ($) shares $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Investment | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Investment | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid wholesale borrowings |  | $ 10,400,000,000 |  |  |
Accrued interest |  | 12,400,000 | $ 12,400,000 | $ 38,100,000 |
Short-term FHLB advances |  | $ 2,500,000,000 | $ 2,500,000,000 | $ 2,300,000,000 |
Short-term FHLB advances weighted average interest rate |  | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.36% |
Short-term FHLB advances, average balance |  |  | $ 2,300,000,000 | $ 2,600,000,000 |
Short-term FHLB advances, average balance, weighted average interest rate |  |  | 0.42% | 0.37% |
Short-term FHLB advances, interest expense |  |  | $ 9,800,000 | $ 9,800,000 |
Interest expense |  |  | 1,123,360,000 | 392,968,000 | $ 399,843,000
Short-term repurchase agreements |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | 1,500,000,000 | 3,425,000,000 |
Federal funds purchased |  | 426,000,000 | 426,000,000 | 260,000,000 |
Federal funds purchased, average balance |  |  | $ 588,800,000 | $ 430,100,000 |
Federal fund purchased Weighted average interest rate |  |  | 0.26% | 0.25% |
Federal fund purchased, interest expenses |  |  | $ 1,500,000 | $ 1,100,000 | 230,000
Junior subordinated debentures |  | $ 358,605,000 | $ 358,605,000 | 358,355,000 |
Capital security, call option (in years) | 5 years |  |  |  |
Dividends on the Capital Securities, deferred period in Years |  |  | 5 years |  |
Percentage of capital securities qualified as Tier I |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |  |
Percentage of capital securities qualified as Tier II |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  | $ 230,600,000 | 255,000,000 | 252,400,000
Repurchase Agreements |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest |  | $ 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 11,800,000 |
Interest expense |  |  | 99,900,000 | 119,300,000 | 129,600,000
Short-term repurchase agreements |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 0
Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate |  | 0.31% | 0.31% |  |
Short-term debt, average outstanding amount |  |  | $ 197,300,000 |  |
Junior Subordinated Debt |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  | $ 17,600,000 | 17,500,000 | 17,500,000
Number of business trusts owned | Investment |  | 3 | 3 |  |
Primarily Callable Wholesale Borrowings |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Average cost of borrowings |  | 3.16% | 3.16% |  |
Wholesale Borrowings With Fixed Maturities |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Average cost of borrowings |  | 1.58% | 1.58% |  |
New York Community Capital Trust V (BONUSESSM Units) | BONUSESSM units |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Public offering of Bifurcated Option Note Unit Securities ("BONUSES units") | shares | 5,500,000 |  |  |  |
Public offering of units, offering price per share | $ / shares | $ 50.00 |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds of BONUSES, debt | $ 275,000,000 |  |  |  |
Difference between the assigned value and the stated liquidation amount of the capital securities is treated as an original issue discount | 92,400,000 |  |  |  |
Original issue discount amortized amount |  |  | $ 67,000,000 |  |
New York Community Capital Trust V (BONUSESSM Units) | BONUSESSM units | Warrant |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds of BONUSES | $ 92,400,000 |  |  |  |
New York Community Capital Trust V (BONUSESSM Units) | BONUSESSM units | Capital Units |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Warrant to purchase, number of shares | shares | 2.4953 |  |  |  |
Warrant to purchase, total number of shares | shares | 13,700,000 |  |  |  |
Warrant to purchase, exercise price per share | $ / shares | $ 20.04 |  |  |  |
Capital security, term (in years) | 49 years |  |  |  |
Capital security, coupon or distribution rate | 6.00% |  |  |  |
Capital security, per share liquidation amount | $ / shares | $ 50.00 |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds of BONUSES | $ 182,600,000 |  |  |  |
FHLB - NY |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unused line of credit |  | $ 5,700,000,000 | 5,700,000,000 | 7,900,000,000 |
Borrowings under line of credit |  | $ 790,300,000 | 790,300,000 | 388,200,000 |
Line of credit, average balance |  |  | $ 572,700,000 | $ 245,300,000 | $ 106,300,000
Line of credit, weighted average interest rate |  |  | 0.44% | 0.37% | 0.38%
Interest expense |  |  | $ 2,500,000 | $ 895,000 | $ 400,000

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