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Shareholders' Equity Common Stock Repurchase Plans (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
May 31, 2014
Feb. 19, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Oct. 22, 2013
Jan. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]                
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased   4,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased   8,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased     4,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased 8,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
Authorized share repurchase plan percent of common shares outstanding   2.10%fult_AuthorizedShareRepurchasePlanPercentOfCommonSharesOutstanding         2.10%fult_AuthorizedShareRepurchasePlanPercentOfCommonSharesOutstanding 4.00%fult_AuthorizedShareRepurchasePlanPercentOfCommonSharesOutstanding
Average cost per share of treasury stock acquired (usd per share)   $ 11.36us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare $ 12.45us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare          
Treasury stock, value $ 100,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1              
Acquisition of treasury stock $ (100,000,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock     $ (175,255,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock $ (90,927,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock $ (20,359,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock    
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares) (6,500,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired (4,000,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired (4,000,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired          
Percent of common shares outstanding, expected to be delivered 80.00%fult_ShareRepurchasePlanPercentOfCommonSharesOutstandingExpectedToBeDelivered