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Intangible Assets (Summary Of Gross Goodwill And Accumulated Impairment Losses And Write-Offs Detailed By Reportable Segments) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]        
Gross goodwill $ 345,927,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross $ 341,938,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross $ 334,237,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross $ 333,654,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated impairments (114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss (114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss (114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss (114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Accumulated divestiture related write-offs (85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs (85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs (85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs (85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
Goodwill 145,932,000us-gaap_Goodwill 141,943,000us-gaap_Goodwill 134,242,000us-gaap_Goodwill 133,659,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Additions 3,989,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod [1] 7,701,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod [1] 583,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod  
Impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss  
Divestitures 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures  
Net change in goodwill 3,989,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease 7,701,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease 583,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease  
Non Strategic [Member]        
Goodwill [Line Items]        
Gross goodwill 199,995,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
199,995,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
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= fhn_NonStrategicMember
199,995,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
199,995,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
Accumulated impairments (114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
(114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
(114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
(114,123,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
Accumulated divestiture related write-offs (85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
(85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
(85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
(85,872,000)fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
Goodwill 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
Additions 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
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= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
 
Impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
 
Divestitures 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
 
Net change in goodwill 0us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_NonStrategicMember
 
Regional Banking [Member]        
Goodwill [Line Items]        
Gross goodwill 47,928,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
43,939,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
36,238,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
36,238,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
Accumulated impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
Accumulated divestiture related write-offs 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
Goodwill 47,928,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
43,939,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
36,238,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
36,238,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
Additions 3,989,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
7,701,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
 
Impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
 
Divestitures 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
 
Net change in goodwill 3,989,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
7,701,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_RegionalBankingMember
 
Capital Markets [Member]        
Goodwill [Line Items]        
Gross goodwill 98,004,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
98,004,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
98,004,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
97,421,000us-gaap_GoodwillGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
Accumulated impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
Accumulated divestiture related write-offs 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitureAccumulatedDivestitureRelatedWriteOffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
Goodwill 98,004,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
98,004,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
98,004,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
97,421,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
Additions 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
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= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
583,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
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= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
 
Impairments 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
 
Divestitures 0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
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= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
0fhn_GoodwillDivestitures
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
 
Net change in goodwill $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
$ 0us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
$ 583,000us-gaap_GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= fhn_CapitalMarketsMember
 
[1]

See Note 2 - Acquisitions & Divestures for further details regarding goodwill related to acquisitions.