Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt Short Term (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |
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Maximum borrowing capacity |
$ 1,200,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity |
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Short-term borrowings |
329,719,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings |
1,258,629,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings |
868,399,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings |
Collateralized borrowings availability at discount window |
1,100,000,000fult_CollateralizedBorrowingsAvailabilityAtDiscountWindow |
2,000,000,000fult_CollateralizedBorrowingsAvailabilityAtDiscountWindow |
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Federal funds purchased |
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |
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Short-term borrowings |
6,219,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember |
582,436,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember |
592,470,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember |
Maximum month-end outstanding amount |
577,581,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember |
848,179,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember |
636,562,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalFundsPurchasedMember |
Short-term FHLB advances |
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |
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Short-term borrowings |
70,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember |
400,000,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember |
0us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember |
Maximum month-end outstanding amount |
600,000,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember |
600,000,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember |
25,000,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember |
Customer repurchase agreements |
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |
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Short-term borrowings |
158,394,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RepurchaseAgreementsMember |
175,621,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RepurchaseAgreementsMember |
156,238,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RepurchaseAgreementsMember |
Maximum month-end outstanding amount |
244,729,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RepurchaseAgreementsMember |
215,305,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RepurchaseAgreementsMember |
258,734,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RepurchaseAgreementsMember |
Customer short-term promissory notes |
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |
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Short-term borrowings |
95,106,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember |
100,572,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember |
119,691,000us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember |
Maximum month-end outstanding amount |
$ 95,106,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember |
$ 115,129,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember |
$ 152,570,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember |