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Investment Securities Narrative (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Security | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral | $ 1,700,000,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesPledgedAsCollateral | $ 1,700,000,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesPledgedAsCollateral |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 2,312,087,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost | 2,608,210,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost |
Single bank stock investment, cost basis | 20,000,000 fult_SinglebankstockinvestmentCostBasis |  |
Bank stock investment, fair value | 30,400,000 fult_Bankstockinvestmentfairvalue |  |
Percent ownership in an individual financial institution | 72.70%fult_Percentownershipinanindividualfinancialinstitution |  |
Individual bank stock investment percent to total portfolio | 5.00%fult_Individualbankstockinvestmentpercenttototalportfolio |  |
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale | 32,227,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities | 267,126,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities | 244,702,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Net Gains | 2,041,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet | 8,004,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet | 3,026,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet
Securities available for sale | 2,323,371,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities | 2,568,434,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities |
Pooled trusts sold | 3 fult_PooledTrustsSold |  |
Number pooled trust securities | 5 fult_NumberPooledTrustSecurities |  |
Domestic corporate debt securities | 98,000,000 fult_DomesticCorporateDebtSecurities |  |
Equity securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 33,469,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember | 33,922,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember |
Net Gains | 323,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember | 4,336,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember | 2,264,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Securities available for sale | 47,623,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember | 46,201,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember |
Equity Securities Financial Institution |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, equity securities | 41,800,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_EquitySecuritiesFinancialInstitutionMember | 40,600,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_EquitySecuritiesFinancialInstitutionMember |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 27,700,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_EquitySecuritiesFinancialInstitutionMember |  |
Equity Securities, Miscellaneous |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, equity securities | 5,800,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_EquitySecuritiesMiscellaneousMember | 5,600,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_EquitySecuritiesMiscellaneousMember |
Pooled trust preferred securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 728,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
Net Gains | 1,700,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossNet / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
Auction rate securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 108,751,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember | 172,299,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale | 11,900,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |  |
Available-for-sale securities, sold at par | 51,200,000 us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesSoldAtPar / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |  |
Securities available for sale | 100,941,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember | 159,274,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |
Single-issuer trust preferred securities |  |  |
Number of Trust Preferred Securities | 20 fult_NumberofTrustPreferredSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_SingleIssuerTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities | (5,600,000)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_SingleIssuerTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
External Credit Rating, Rated Above Investment Grade | Auction rate securities |  |  |
Carrying value auction rate securities rated AAA | 95,500,000 fult_CarryingValueAuctionRateSecuritiesRatedInvestmentGrade / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingRatedAboveInvestmentGradeMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |  |
Percentage auction rate securities rated AAA | 95.00%fult_PercentageAuctionRateSecuritiesInvestmentGrade / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingRatedAboveInvestmentGradeMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |  |
External Credit Rated AAA | Auction rate securities |  |  |
Carrying value auction rate securities rated AAA | 5,400,000 fult_CarryingValueAuctionRateSecuritiesRatedInvestmentGrade / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatedAaaMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |  |
Percentage auction rate securities rated AAA | 5.00%fult_PercentageAuctionRateSecuritiesInvestmentGrade / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatedAaaMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember |  |
External Credit Rating, Rated Below Investment Grade | Pooled trust preferred securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 2,000,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingRatedBelowInvestmentGradeMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
Securities available for sale | 4,100,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingRatedBelowInvestmentGradeMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_PooledTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
External Credit Rating, Rated Below Investment Grade | Single-issuer trust preferred securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 14,500,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingRatedBelowInvestmentGradeMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_SingleIssuerTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
Securities available for sale | 12,400,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingRatedBelowInvestmentGradeMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_SingleIssuerTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
Number of trust preferred securities | 7 fult_NumberOfTrustPreferredSecuritiesBelowInvestmentGrade / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingRatedBelowInvestmentGradeMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_SingleIssuerTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
External Credit Rating, BBB | Single-issuer trust preferred securities |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis | 4,700,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingBbbMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_SingleIssuerTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |
Securities available for sale | $ 3,800,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_ExternalCreditRatingByGroupingAxis = fult_ExternalCreditRatingBbbMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = fult_SingleIssuerTrustPreferredSecuritiesMember |  |

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