Capital Conservation Buffer, Excess of Minimum Capital Ratio

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Capital Conservation Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets, Year Four and Thereafter

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Capital Conservation Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets, Year One

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Capital Conservation Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets, Year Three

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Capital Conservation Buffer to Risk Weighted Assets, Year Two

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Tier One Common Capital Required for Capital Adequacy to Risk Weighted Assets

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The minimum Total risk based capital ratio (total capital divided by risk weighted assets) required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
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The minimum Tier One Capital Ratio (Tier one capital divided by risk-weighted assets) required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

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Regulatory Capital - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jan. 01, 2015
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Capital conservation buffer to risk weighted assets, year one	0.625%
Capital conservation buffer to risk weighted assets, year two	1.25%
Capital conservation buffer to risk weighted assets, year three	1.875%
Capital conservation buffer to risk weighted assets, year four and thereafter	2.50%
Capital conservation buffer, excess of minimum capital ratio					2.50%
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk weighted assets), for capital adequacy purposes ratio	4.50%	6.375%	4.50%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets), for capital adequacy purposes ratio	6.00%	7.875%	6.00%
Total capital (to risk weighted assets), for capital adequacy purposes ratio	8.00%	9.875%	8.00%
Customers Bank
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Common equity Tier 1 (to risk weighted assets), for capital adequacy purposes ratio	4.50%		4.50%	6.375%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets), for capital adequacy purposes ratio	6.00%		6.00%	7.875%
Total capital (to risk weighted assets), for capital adequacy purposes ratio	8.00%		8.00%	9.875%