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Investment Securities Summary of Cumulative Other-than-Temporary Impairment Charges Recognized in Earnings for Pooled Trust Preferred Securities Held (Details) (Pooled trust preferred securities, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Pooled trust preferred securities
     
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Roll Forward]      
Balance of cumulative credit losses on debt securities, beginning of year $ (20,691)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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$ (23,079)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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= fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember
$ (22,781)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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= fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember
Additions for credit losses recorded which were not previously recognized as components of earnings (18)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment
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(97)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment
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= fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember
(453)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment
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Reductions for securities sold during the period 4,460us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold
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2,468us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold
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0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold
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Reductions for increases in cash flows expected to be collected that are recognized over the remaining life of the security 7us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows
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17us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows
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155us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsCashFlows
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Balance of cumulative credit losses on debt securities, end of year $ (16,242)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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$ (20,691)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember
$ (23,079)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember