Regulatory Capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Regulatory Capital Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Compliance with Regulatory Capital

The following table summarizes regulatory capital information at December 31, 2013 and 2012 on a consolidated basis and for Synovus’ significant subsidiary, defined as any direct subsidiary with assets or net income levels exceeding 10% of the consolidated totals.



	Actual				For Capital Adequacy Purposes		To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions ⁽¹⁾
(dollars in thousands)	2013			2012	2013	2012	2013	2012
Synovus Financial Corp.
Tier 1 capital	$	2,351,493		2,832,244	1,030,420	1,029,860	n/a	n/a
Total risk-based capital	2,900,865			3,460,998	1,785,287	1,711,035	n/a	n/a
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	10.54		%	13.24	4.00	4.00	n/a	n/a
Total risk-based capital ratio	13.00			16.18	8.00	8.00	n/a	n/a
Leverage ratio	9.13			11.00	4.00	4.00	n/a	n/a
Synovus Bank
Tier 1 capital	$	2,806,197		3,173,530	1,026,057	1,023,060	1,335,572	1,279,277
Total risk-based capital	3,084,756			3,441,364	1,780,763	1,705,703	2,225,954	2,132,129
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	12.61		%	14.88	4.00	4.00	6.00	6.00
Total risk-based capital ratio	13.86			16.14	8.00	8.00	10.00	10.00
Leverage ratio	10.94			12.41	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00

⁽¹⁾ The prompt corrective action provisions are applicable at the bank level only.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the capital amounts and ratios as of the balance sheet date, indicating whether the entity or entities are in compliance with regulatory capital requirements, by entity.

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