Increase (Decrease) Residential Mortgage Principal Balance Repurchase Request Received

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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in loss contingency liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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Commitments and Contingencies Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Reduction in repurchase requests	$ 7,500,000
Operating risk loss		4,271,000fult_OperatingRiskLoss	9,290,000fult_OperatingRiskLoss	9,454,000fult_OperatingRiskLoss
Residential mortgage principal balance repurchase request received		917,000	6,100,000
Residential mortgage principal balance FHLB credit enhancement		153,000,000
Residential mortgage repurchase reserves FHLB credit enhancement		2,300,000	2,500,000
Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount	4,500,000
Increase (Decrease) Residential Mortgage Principal Balance Repurchase Request Reserve	5,100,000
Reserve for Off-balance Sheet Activities
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves		414,769,000	427,789,000
Reserve for Off-balance Sheet Activities \| Residential Mortgage
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves		$ 3,200,000	$ 8,600,000