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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Narrative (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 subsidiarytrusts | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of banks owned | 6 fult_NumberOfBanksOwned |  |
Days past due for nonaccrual status | 90 days |  |
Period for which change in loans are evaluated individually for impairment quarterly | 12 months |  |
Individual impairment, outstanding commitment threshold | $ 1,000,000.0 fult_FinancingReceivableIndividuallyEvaluatedforImpairmentMinimumOutstandingBalanceforReview |  |
Financing Receivable, Obtaining Certified Thrid-party Appraisal For Impaired Loans, Period | 12 months |  |
Collective impairment review, outstanding commitment threshold (less than $1.0 million) | 1,000,000.0 fult_FinancingReceivableFinancingReceivableCollectivelyEvaluatedforImpairmentMaximumOutstandingBalanceforReview |  |
Impaired loans with principal balances | 81.00%fult_ImpairedLoansWithPrincipalBalancesApproximatelyInPercentage | 79.00%fult_ImpairedLoansWithPrincipalBalancesApproximatelyInPercentage |
Impaired loans balances, real estate as collateral | 1,000,000 fult_ImpairedLoansBalancesRealEstateAsCollateral |  |
Threshold of companies current loan to value ratio of original appraisals used | 70.00%fult_PercentageThresholdOfCompaniesCurrentLoanToValueRatioOfOriginalAppraisalsUsed |  |
Foreign currency open position | 500,000,000 fult_ForeignCurrencyOpenPosition |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |
Subsidiary trusts owned by parent | 4 fult_NumberOfSubsidiaryTrustsOwnedByParent |  |
Amortization period of LIH investments | 10 years |  |
Income taxes | 52,606,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 51,085,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 57,601,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
LIH Low Income Housing |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |
Income taxes | (10,400,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = fult_LihLowIncomeHousingMember | (10,300,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = fult_LihLowIncomeHousingMember | (9,600,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = fult_LihLowIncomeHousingMember
Other Assets |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Abstract] |  |  |
Investments in low income housing | $ 155,600,000 fult_InvestmentsLowIncomeHousing / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember | $ 129,200,000 fult_InvestmentsLowIncomeHousing / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember |
Building and Building Improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 50 years |  |
Furniture and Fixtures |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 8 years |  |
Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 5 years |  |
Consumer Loan |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of days closed end consumer loans are charged off when they become past due | 120 days |  |
Number of days open end consumer loans are charged off when they become past due | 180 days |  |

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