Stock Options, Restricted Stock Incentive, and Dividend Reinvestment Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted And Performance Stock And Unit Activity

The summary of restricted and performance stock and unit activity during the year ended December 31, 2014, is presented below:
	Shares/Units		Weighted average grant date fair value
Nonvested on January 1, 2014	4,174,196	$	10.51
Shares/units granted	874,242		11.62
Shares/units vested	(1,402,901)		11.02
Shares/units cancelled	(290,392)		11.35
Nonvested on December 31, 2014	3,355,145	$	10.51

The weighted average grant date fair value for shares/units granted in 2013 and 2012 was $10.63 and $9.25, respectively.

Summary Of Stock Option Plans Activity

The summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2014, is shown below:
	Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (thousands)
January 1, 2014	8,593,175	$	19.29
Options granted	592,551		11.77
Options exercised	(199,880)		10.74
Options expired/cancelled	(1,194,739)		30.78
December 31, 2014	7,791,107		17.18	3.89	$	11,826
Options exercisable	5,820,652		19.34	3.56		6,376
Options expected to vest	1,970,455		10.81	4.88		5,449

Summary Of Assumptions To Estimate The Fair Value Of Stock Options Granted

FHN used the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model to estimate the fair value of stock options granted in 2014, 2013, and 2012 with the following assumptions:
	2014	2013	2012
Expected dividend yield	1.70%	1.84%	0.42%
Expected weighted-average lives of options granted	6.15 years	6.12 years	6.11 years
Expected weighted-average volatility	33.79%	36.19%	42.40%
Expected volatility range	24.55-61.49%	27.27 - 62.98%	35.80 - 62.21%
Risk-free interest rate	1.96%	1.16%	1.10%