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Fair Values of Financial Instruments - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Balances of Recurring Fair Value Measurements using Significant Unobservable Level 3 Inputs (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, Available for Sale Securities, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Available for Sale Securities
   
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]    
Beginning Balance $ 9,977us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
$ 18,328us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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Included in other comprehensive income 3,656us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
1,330us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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Purchases, issuances, and settlements   7,590us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Transfers in/(out) of Level 3   (16,434)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet
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= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Principal (payments)/additions (6,987)frme_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPrincipalPayments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
(837)frme_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPrincipalPayments
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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Ending balance $ 6,646us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
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= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
$ 9,977us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
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= us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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