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Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations $ 213,323,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 23,216,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ (27,907,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
Effect of dilutive securities 1,738,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment 1,822,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment 0us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
Dilutive shares 236,735,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 239,794,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 248,349,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Parent Company [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations $ 219,500,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
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$ 29,100,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
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$ (27,900,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations
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Employee Stock Options [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Stock options, weighted average exercise price $ 23.46fhn_StockOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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$ 21.95fhn_StockOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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$ 22.07fhn_StockOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Shares excluded from computation of earnings per share 4,600,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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7,900,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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10,000,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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Other Equity Awards [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Shares excluded from computation of earnings per share     3,500,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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