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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ 530,607 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 530,656 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 536,005 us-gaap_Goodwill
Sale of Global Exchange |  | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit | 0 us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit | (5,295)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit
Other goodwill deductions |  | (14)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments | (49)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments | (54)us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
Balance at end of year | 530,656 us-gaap_Goodwill | 530,593 us-gaap_Goodwill | 530,607 us-gaap_Goodwill | 530,656 us-gaap_Goodwill
Gain on sale of business | 6,200 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness | 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness | 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness | 6,215 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
Goodwill | 530,656 us-gaap_Goodwill | 530,593 us-gaap_Goodwill | 530,607 us-gaap_Goodwill | 530,656 us-gaap_Goodwill
Subsidiaries | Two Reporting Units |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year |  | 170,400 us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_TwoReportingUnitsMember |  |
Goodwill |  | 170,400 us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_TwoReportingUnitsMember |  |
Goodwill impairment test fair value exceeding adjusted net book value |  | 5.00%fult_GoodwillImpairmentTestFairValueExceedingAdjustedNetBookValuePercent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_TwoReportingUnitsMember |  |
Subsidiaries | Five Reporting Units |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at end of year |  | 360,200 us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_FiveReportingUnitsMember |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 360,200 us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_FiveReportingUnitsMember |  |
Goodwill impairment test fair value exceeding adjusted net book value |  | 27.00%fult_GoodwillImpairmentTestFairValueExceedingAdjustedNetBookValuePercent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_FiveReportingUnitsMember |  |

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- Definition Goodwill Impairment Test Fair Value Exceeding Adjusted Net Book Value Percent - Weighted Avergage Goodwill Impairment Test Fair Value Exceeding Adjusted Net Book Value Percent for All Reporting Units That Passed Step 1 Impairment Test By Greater Than 5% + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266 + Details
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- Definition Amount of divestiture of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
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