Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 08, 2017
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	FCF
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP /PA/
Entity Central Index Key	0000712537
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		97,479,039