Regulatory Matters (Details) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
banks
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items] |
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Amount available for dividend distribution without affecting capital adequacy requirements |
$ 236,000
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Maximum allowed percentage of loans issued to a single affiliate |
10.00%
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Maximum allowed percentage of aggregate loans issued to all affiliate |
20.00%
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Significant subidiaries | banks |
4
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Excess tier one risk based capital |
$ 1,000,000
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$ 1,000,000
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Total Capital [Abstract] |
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Capital |
$ 1,997,926
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$ 1,970,569
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Capital to risk weighted assets |
13.20%
|
14.70%
|
Capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 1,214,868
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$ 1,076,013
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Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
|
8.00%
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Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |
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Tier one risk based capital |
$ 1,544,495
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$ 1,655,853
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Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
10.20%
|
12.30%
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Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 911,151
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$ 538,007
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Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
6.00%
|
4.00%
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Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |
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Common equity tier 1 capital |
$ 1,541,214
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Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
10.20%
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Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 683,363
|
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Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
4.50%
|
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Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |
|
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Tier one leverage capital |
$ 1,544,495
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$ 1,655,853
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Tier one leverage capital to average assets |
9.00%
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10.00%
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 688,500
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$ 663,421
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets |
4.00%
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4.00%
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Fulton Bank, N.A. |
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Total Capital [Abstract] |
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Capital |
$ 1,088,709
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$ 1,065,445
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Capital to risk weighted assets |
12.20%
|
13.20%
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Capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 714,734
|
$ 643,791
|
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
|
8.00%
|
Capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 893,418
|
$ 804,739
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Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
10.00%
|
10.00%
|
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |
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Tier one risk based capital |
$ 1,000,603
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$ 977,547
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Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
11.20%
|
12.10%
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Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 536,051
|
$ 321,896
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Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
6.00%
|
4.00%
|
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 714,734
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$ 482,843
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Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
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6.00%
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Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |
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Common equity tier 1 capital |
$ 956,603
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Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
10.70%
|
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Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 402,038
|
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Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
4.50%
|
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Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized |
$ 580,721
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
6.50%
|
|
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |
|
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Tier one leverage capital |
$ 1,000,603
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$ 977,547
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Tier one leverage capital to average assets |
10.20%
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10.50%
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 391,783
|
$ 373,288
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets |
4.00%
|
4.00%
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Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 489,729
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$ 466,610
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Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets |
5.00%
|
5.00%
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Fulton Bank of New Jersey |
|
|
Total Capital [Abstract] |
|
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Capital |
$ 373,465
|
$ 347,235
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Capital to risk weighted assets |
12.60%
|
13.10%
|
Capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 236,691
|
$ 211,823
|
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
|
8.00%
|
Capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 295,864
|
$ 264,779
|
Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
10.00%
|
10.00%
|
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |
|
|
Tier one risk based capital |
$ 336,319
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$ 313,843
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Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
11.40%
|
11.90%
|
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 177,518
|
$ 105,911
|
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
6.00%
|
4.00%
|
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 236,691
|
$ 158,867
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Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
|
6.00%
|
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |
|
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Common equity tier 1 capital |
$ 336,319
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Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
11.40%
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 133,139
|
|
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
4.50%
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized |
$ 192,311
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
6.50%
|
|
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |
|
|
Tier one leverage capital |
$ 336,319
|
$ 313,843
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Tier one leverage capital to average assets |
9.50%
|
9.40%
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 141,257
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$ 133,580
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets |
4.00%
|
4.00%
|
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 176,572
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$ 166,975
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Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets |
5.00%
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5.00%
|
The Columbia Bank |
|
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Total Capital [Abstract] |
|
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Capital |
$ 211,355
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$ 203,109
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Capital to risk weighted assets |
13.70%
|
13.50%
|
Capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 123,260
|
$ 119,934
|
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
|
8.00%
|
Capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 154,075
|
$ 149,917
|
Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
10.00%
|
10.00%
|
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |
|
|
Tier one risk based capital |
$ 192,090
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$ 184,331
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Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
12.50%
|
12.30%
|
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 92,445
|
$ 59,967
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Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
6.00%
|
4.00%
|
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 123,260
|
$ 89,950
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Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
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6.00%
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Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital |
$ 192,090
|
|
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
12.50%
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 69,334
|
|
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
4.50%
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized |
$ 100,149
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
6.50%
|
|
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |
|
|
Tier one leverage capital |
$ 192,090
|
$ 184,331
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Tier one leverage capital to average assets |
9.70%
|
9.40%
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 79,618
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$ 78,186
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Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets |
4.00%
|
4.00%
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Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 99,523
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$ 97,733
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Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets |
5.00%
|
5.00%
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Lafayette Ambassador Bank |
|
|
Total Capital [Abstract] |
|
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Capital |
$ 172,345
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$ 167,800
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Capital to risk weighted assets |
14.10%
|
15.90%
|
Capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 97,792
|
$ 84,407
|
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
|
8.00%
|
Capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 122,240
|
$ 105,508
|
Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
10.00%
|
10.00%
|
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |
|
|
Tier one risk based capital |
$ 162,092
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$ 154,817
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Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
13.30%
|
14.70%
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Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 73,344
|
$ 42,203
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Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
6.00%
|
4.00%
|
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 97,792
|
$ 63,305
|
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
8.00%
|
6.00%
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Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital |
$ 162,092
|
|
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets |
13.30%
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 55,008
|
|
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets |
4.50%
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized |
$ 79,456
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets |
6.50%
|
|
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |
|
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Tier one leverage capital |
$ 162,092
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$ 154,817
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Tier one leverage capital to average assets |
11.00%
|
10.80%
|
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy |
$ 59,152
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$ 57,132
|
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets |
4.00%
|
4.00%
|
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized |
$ 73,940
|
$ 71,416
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Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets |
5.00%
|
5.00%
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