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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Employee Benefits And Share Based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restricted And Performance Stock And Unit Activity

Stock and stock unit awards. A summary of restricted and performance stock and unit activity during the year ended December 31, 2016, is presented below:
	Shares/Units(a)		Weighted average grant date fair value (per share) (b)
Nonvested on January 1, 2016	3,472,424	$	10.73
Shares/units granted	1,509,596		12.90
Shares/units vested	(910,258)		10.68
Shares/units cancelled	(67,360)		12.52
Nonvested on December 31, 2016	4,004,402	$	11.28

• Includes only units that settle in shares and nonvested performance units are included at 100% payout level.
• The weighted average grant date fair value for shares/units granted in 2015 and 2014 was $13.90 and $11.62, respectively.

Summary Of Stock Option Plans Activity

The summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2016, is shown below:
	Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price (per share)	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (thousands)
January 1, 2016	7,519,727	$	17.11
Options granted	971,328		11.62
Options exercised	(2,149,753)		10.53
Options expired/cancelled	(404,146)		27.77
December 31, 2016	5,937,156		17.86	3.48	$	28,052
Options exercisable	4,174,351		20.35	2.71		13,900
Options expected to vest	1,762,805		11.98	5.30		14,152

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 2016, 2015, and 2014 with the following assumptions:
	2016	2015	2014
Expected dividend yield	2.41%	1.68%	1.70%
Expected weighted-average lives of options granted	6.19 years	6.18 years	6.15 years
Expected weighted-average volatility	32.84%	32.26%	33.79%
Expected volatility range	30.73 - 34.95%	23.67 - 40.85%	24.55 - 61.49%
Risk-free interest rate	1.28%	1.68%	1.96%