Investment Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Investment Securities [Abstract]

Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities

	On September 30, 2011
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Securities available for sale:
U.S. treasuries		$    40,054		$    135		$      -		$    40,189
Government agency issued mortgage-backed securities ("MBS")		1,433,636		81,324		-		1,514,960
Government agency issued collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMO")		1,462,668		47,507		-		1,510,175
Other U.S. government agencies		17,033		898		-		17,931
States and municipalities		19,365		-		-		19,365
Equity (a)		224,698		-		-		224,698
Other		511		17		-		528
Total securities available for sale (b)		$3,197,965		$  129,881		$      -		$  3,327,846

(a) Includes restricted investments in FHLB-Cincinnati stock of $125.5 million and FRB stock of $66.1 million. The remainder is money market, venture capital, and cost method investments.

(b) Includes $3.0 billion of securities pledged to secure public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and for other purposes. As of September 30, 2011, FHN had pledged $1.1 billion of the $3.0 billion pledged available for sale securities as collateral for securities sold under repurchase agreements.

	On September 30, 2010
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Securities available for sale:
U.S. treasuries		$68,252		$333		$  -			$68,585
Government agency issued MBS		945,290		54,758		(13	)		1,000,035
Government agency issued CMO		1,124,596		37,040		-			1,161,636
Other U.S. government agencies		95,891		8,691		-			104,582
States and municipalities		41,660		-		-			41,660
Equity (a)		234,056		355		-			234,411
Other		511		40		-			551
Total securities available for sale (b)		$2,510,256		$101,217		$ (13	)		$2,611,460

(a) Includes restricted investments in FHLB-Cincinnati stock of $125.5 million and FRB stock of $66.2 million. The remainder is money market, venture capital, and cost method investments. Additionally, $9.4 million is restricted pursuant to reinsurance contract agreements.

(b) Includes $2.3 billion of securities pledged to secure public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and for other purposes. As of September 30, 2010, FHN had pledged $1.1 billion of the $2.3 billion pledged available for sale securities as collateral for securities sold under repurchase agreements.

Schedule Of Amortized Cost And Fair Value By Contractual Maturity

	Available for Sale
(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Within 1 year		$51,313		$51,754
After 1 year; within 5 years		7,274		7,866
After 5 years; within 10 years		1,295		1,295
After 10 years		16,570		16,570
Subtotal		76,452		77,485
Government agency issued MBS and CMO		2,896,304		3,025,135
Equity and other securities		225,209		225,226
Total		$3,197,965		$3,327,846

Schedule Of Realized Gross Gains And Losses On Sale From Available For Sale Portfolio

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in thousands)	2011		2010			2011			2010
Gross gains on sales of securities (a)		$35,162		$35			$44,585			$231
Gross (losses) on sales of securities		-		-			(8,623	)		(1	)
Net gain/(loss) on sales of securities (b)		$35,162		$35			$35,962			$230
Venture capital investments (c)		-		(2,963	)		-			(4,801	)
Net other than temporary impairment ("OTTI") recorded (d)		-		-			-			(188	)
Total securities gain/(loss), net		$35,162		$(2,928	)		$35,962			$(4,759	)

(a) Three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, include gain of $35.1 million related to the sale of Visa Class B shares.

(b) Proceeds from sales for the three months ended September 30, 2011, were $35.2 million. Proceeds were not material in third quarter 2010. Proceeds were $.5 billion and $36.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(c) Generally includes write-offs and/or fair value adjustments related to venture capital investments.

(d) OTTI recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is related to marketable equity securities.

Schedule Of Investments Within The Available For Sale Portfolio That Have Unrealized Losses

	On September 30, 2010
	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer				Total
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Government agency issued MBS		$50,012		$  (13	)		$  -		$  -		$50,012		$	(13)
Total temporarily impaired securities		$50,012		$  (13	)		$  -		$  -		$50,012		$	(13)