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Contingencies And Other Disclosures (Narrative I) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 32 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
number
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, 2007
number
Dec. 25, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Subservicer expenditure reimbursement amount disputed $ 34,900,000fhn_SubservicerExpenditureReimbursementAmountDisputed          
Stated percentage of voting rights 25.00%fhn_StatedPercentageOfVotingRights          
Estimated Litigation Liability 56,200,000us-gaap_LitigationReserve          
Number of GSEs to which conventional conforming single-family mortgage loans were predominately sold to 2fhn_NumberOfGsesToWhichConventionalConformingSingleFamilyLoanResidentialMortgageLoansWerePredominatelySoldTo          
Number of years of the subservicing arrangement       3 years    
Percent Of Repurchase Make Whole Claims Related To Private Whole Loan Sales 45.00%fhn_PercentOfRepurchaseMakeWholeClaimsRelatedToPrivateWholeLoanSales          
Litigation And Regulatory Matters (2,720,000)fhn_LitigationAndRegulatoryMatters 63,654,000fhn_LitigationAndRegulatoryMatters 33,313,000fhn_LitigationAndRegulatoryMatters      
Professional Fees 44,205,000us-gaap_ProfessionalFees 53,359,000us-gaap_ProfessionalFees 38,750,000us-gaap_ProfessionalFees      
Mortgage Securitization Litigation [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Investment in proprietary securitizations subject to indemnifications 331,400,000fhn_InvestmentInProprietarySecuritizationsSubjectToIndemnifications
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_MortgageSecuritizationLitigationMember
         
Investment in proprietary securitizations subject to lawsuits 225,700,000fhn_InvestmentsInProprietarySecuritizationsSubjectToLawsuits
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_MortgageSecuritizationLitigationMember
         
Debit Transaction Sequencing Matter [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Actual damages sought by plaintiff 5,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_DebitTransactionSequencingMatterMember
         
Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Original combined certificate balances of investments subject to subpoena           501,100,000fhn_OriginalCombinedCertificateBalancesOfInvestmentsSubjectToSubpoena
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FederalHomeLoanBankSanFranciscoMember
Current combined certificate balances of investments subject to subpoena           137,800,000fhn_CurrentCombinedCertificateBalancesOfInvestmentsSubjectToSubpoena
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FederalHomeLoanBankSanFranciscoMember
F H Proprietary Securitization [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Number of securitization trusts inactive         80fhn_NumberOfSecuritizationTrustsInactive
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FHProprietarySecuritizationMember
 
Remaining balance in mortgage loans 6,100,000,000fhn_RemainingBalanceInActiveProprietarySecuritizations
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FHProprietarySecuritizationMember
         
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Atlanta [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Original combined certificate balances of investments subject to subpoena           56,100,000fhn_OriginalCombinedCertificateBalancesOfInvestmentsSubjectToSubpoena
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankOfAtlantaMember
Current combined certificate balances of investments subject to subpoena           6,700,000fhn_CurrentCombinedCertificateBalancesOfInvestmentsSubjectToSubpoena
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankOfAtlantaMember
FHA Insured            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Number Of Loans Originated From 2006 to 2008 Divestiture Of The National Mortgage Platform       47,817fhn_NumberOfLoansOriginatedFromTwoThousandSixToTwoThousandEightDivestitureOfNationalMortgagePlatform
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FhaInsuredMember
   
Amount Of Loans Originated From 2006 to 2008 Divestiture Of The National Mortgage Platform       8,200,000,000fhn_AmountOfLoansOriginatedFromTwoThousandSixToTwoThousandEightDivestitureOfNationalMortgagePlatform
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FhaInsuredMember
   
Alternative Mortgage Loans [Member] | F H Proprietary Securitization [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Remaining balance in mortgage loans 4,200,000,000fhn_RemainingBalanceInActiveProprietarySecuritizations
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FHProprietarySecuritizationMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_AlternativeMortgageLoansMember
         
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | F H Proprietary Securitization [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Remaining balance in mortgage loans 1,900,000,000fhn_RemainingBalanceInActiveProprietarySecuritizations
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_FHProprietarySecuritizationMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
         
Maximum            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Estimated reasonably possible losses in excess of currently established liabilities 120,000,000fhn_EstimatedReasonablyPossibleLossesInExcessOfCurrentlyEstablishedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
         
Minimum            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Estimated reasonably possible losses in excess of currently established liabilities 0fhn_EstimatedReasonablyPossibleLossesInExcessOfCurrentlyEstablishedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
         
Investments | Mortgage Securitization Litigation [Member]            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Ending certificate balance of the investments subject to lawsuits           $ 195,700,000fhn_EndingCertificateBalanceOfInvestmentsSubjectToLawsuits
/ fhn_LoanSecuritizationLoanTypeAxis
= fhn_InvestmentsSubjectToLawsuitsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_MortgageSecuritizationLitigationMember
Investments percentage performing           85.00%fhn_InvestmentsPercentagePerforming
/ fhn_LoanSecuritizationLoanTypeAxis
= fhn_InvestmentsSubjectToLawsuitsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_MortgageSecuritizationLitigationMember
Cumulative losses on investments, percentage of unpaid balance           6.00%fhn_CumulativeLossesOnInvestmentsPercentageOfUnpaidBalance
/ fhn_LoanSecuritizationLoanTypeAxis
= fhn_InvestmentsSubjectToLawsuitsMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= fhn_MortgageSecuritizationLitigationMember