Goodwill	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	Note 8 - Goodwill At June 30, 2014, the carrying value of goodwill was $24.4 million. Synovus assesses goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual assessments if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Synovus performs its annual goodwill impairment testing as of June 30^th of each year. At June 30, 2014, Synovus completed its annual goodwill impairment evaluation, and as a result of this evaluation, concluded that goodwill was not impaired. For the annual goodwill impairment test, the fair value of the reporting unit was determined by using the income approach. The first step (Step 1) of impairment testing requires a comparison of the reporting unit's fair value to the carrying amount to identify potential impairment. The result of the Step 1 process indicated that goodwill of the reporting unit was not impaired, as the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the respective carrying value; therefore, no further testing was required. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit was $134.1 million, which exceeded the carrying value of $76.6 million by $57.5 million, or 75%. The key assumptions that drove the fair value of this reporting unit under the income approach included projected revenue growth, projected EBITDA margin, long-term growth rate, and the discount rate.

Goodwill

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Note 8 - Goodwill

At June 30, 2014, the carrying value of goodwill was $24.4 million. Synovus assesses goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis and between annual assessments if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Synovus performs its annual goodwill impairment testing as of June 30^th of each year. At June 30, 2014, Synovus completed its annual goodwill impairment evaluation, and as a result of this evaluation, concluded that goodwill was not impaired.

For the annual goodwill impairment test, the fair value of the reporting unit was determined by using the income approach. The first step (Step 1) of impairment testing requires a comparison of the reporting unit's fair value to the carrying amount to identify potential impairment. The result of the Step 1 process indicated that goodwill of the reporting unit was not impaired, as the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the respective carrying value; therefore, no further testing was required. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit was $134.1 million, which exceeded the carrying value of $76.6 million by $57.5 million, or 75%. The key assumptions that drove the fair value of this reporting unit under the income approach included projected revenue growth, projected EBITDA margin, long-term growth rate, and the discount rate.