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