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Loans and Allowance - Subsequent Default (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
loan
Mar. 31, 2014
loan
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Number of Loans 1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1 2us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1
Recorded Balance $ 6us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1 $ 203us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1
Commercial and industrial loans    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Number of Loans   1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= frme_CommercialAndIndustrialLoansMember
Recorded Balance   146us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableTroubledDebtRestructuringAxis
= frme_CommercialAndIndustrialLoansMember
Nonimpaired Loans | Real estate loans - Home Equity    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Number of Loans 1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= frme_HomeEquityRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= frme_NonimpairedLoansMember
 
Recorded Balance 6us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= frme_HomeEquityRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= frme_NonimpairedLoansMember
 
Nonimpaired Loans | Real estate loans - Residential    
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]    
Number of Loans   1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= frme_NonimpairedLoansMember
Recorded Balance   $ 57us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultRecordedInvestment1
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialRealEstateMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= frme_NonimpairedLoansMember