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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Valley include the accounts of the Bank and all other entities in which Valley has a controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The accounting and reporting policies of Valley conform to GAAP and general practices within the financial services industry. In accordance with GAAP, Valley does not consolidate statutory trusts established for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and related trust common securities. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present Valley’s financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows at June 30, 2026 and for all periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year or any subsequent interim period. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and industry practice have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Valley’s Annual Report.
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| Significant Estimates | Significant Estimates. In preparing the unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management has made estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated statements of financial condition and results of operations for the periods indicated. Material estimates that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgment and are particularly susceptible to change include: the allowance for credit losses, the evaluation of goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment, and income taxes. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are deemed necessary. While management uses its best judgment, actual amounts or results could differ significantly from those estimates. Current economic conditions increase uncertainty in these estimates, and actual results could differ materially. Future amounts and values may also differ materially from those estimates due to changes in values and circumstances after the balance sheet date.
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| New Authoritative Accounting Guidance Issued but Not Yet Adopted | ASU No. 2025-09, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements,” amends the existing requirement that cash flow hedges of groups of individual forecasted transactions that use a single derivative as the hedging instrument share the same risk exposure. Instead, the new guidance requires such groups to have a similar risk exposure. Additionally, ASU No. 2025-09 clarifies that the quantitative threshold for determining similar risk exposure aligns with the highly effective threshold used in assessing hedge effectiveness. ASU No. 2025-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively to all hedging relationships beginning on or after the date of adoption. ASU No. 2025-09 is currently not expected to have a significant impact on Valley’s consolidated financial statements. ASU No. 2025-08, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Purchased Loans,” amends the guidance in ASC 326 on the accounting for certain purchased loans. Under ASU No. 2025-08, entities must account for acquired loans that meet certain criteria of “purchased seasoned loans” at acquisition by recognizing them at their purchase price plus an allowance for expected credit losses (gross-up approach). The intent of the amendments is to align the accounting for purchased seasoned loans with the current accounting guidance under ASC 326 for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration (PCD assets). ASU No. 2025-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied prospectively. ASU No. 2025-08 is currently not expected to have a significant impact on Valley's consolidated financial statements. ASU No. 2025-06, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software” clarifies and modernizes the accounting for costs related to internal-use software. The new guidance clarifies the threshold entities apply to begin capitalizing costs and removes all references to project stages in ASC Subtopic 350-40. ASU No. 2025-06 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The new guidance may be applied using a prospective, retrospective or modified transition approach with early adoption permitted. ASU No. 2025-06 is currently not expected to have a significant impact on Valley's consolidated financial statements. ASU No. 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. ASU No. 2024-03 does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement. Subsequently issued ASU No. 2025-01 amended the effective date of ASU No. 2024-03 to require all public business entities to adopt the new guidance for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption and retrospective application are permitted. The adoption of ASU No. 2024-03 is currently not expected to have a significant impact on Valley's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
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| Allowance for Credit Losses for Held to Maturity Debt Securities | Allowance for Credit Losses for Held to Maturity Debt Securities Valley has a zero loss expectation for certain securities within the HTM portfolio, and therefore it is not required to estimate an allowance for credit losses related to these securities under the CECL standard. After an evaluation of qualitative factors, Valley identified the following security types which it believes qualify for this exclusion: U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency securities, residential mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and collateralized municipal bonds. To measure the expected credit losses on HTM debt securities that have loss expectations, Valley estimates the expected credit losses using a discounted cash flow model developed by a third party.
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