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Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses Credit Quality Indicators (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 13,124,093us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount	$ 12,792,016us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount
Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	3,725,567us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember	3,628,420us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember
Real estate – commercial mortgage
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	5,197,155us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember	5,101,922us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember
Commercial - secured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	3,564,614us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember	3,404,163us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember
Commercial - unsecured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	160,953us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember	224,257us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember
Construction - commercial residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	203,670us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember	203,935us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember
Construction - commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	427,419us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember	300,931us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember
Total real estate - construction (excluding construction - other)
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	631,089us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember	504,866us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember
Commercial Loans, Commerical Mortgages, Constructions Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	9,553,811us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember	9,235,208us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember
Ratio of nonperforming loans to all loans	100.00%fult_PercentageOfRiskRatedLoansByTotalRiskRatedLoans / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember	100.00%fult_PercentageOfRiskRatedLoansByTotalRiskRatedLoans / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember
Pass | Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	3,480,166us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	3,377,004us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Pass | Real estate – commercial mortgage
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	4,899,016us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	4,763,987us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Pass | Commercial - secured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	3,333,486us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	3,167,168us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Pass | Commercial - unsecured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	146,680us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	209,836us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Pass | Construction - commercial residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	136,109us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	117,680us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Pass | Construction - commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	409,631us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	286,802us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Pass | Total real estate - construction (excluding construction - other)
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	545,740us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	404,482us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Pass | Commercial Loans, Commerical Mortgages, Constructions Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	8,924,922us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	8,545,473us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Ratio of nonperforming loans to all loans	93.40%fult_PercentageOfRiskRatedLoansByTotalRiskRatedLoans / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember	92.60%fult_PercentageOfRiskRatedLoansByTotalRiskRatedLoans / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_PassMember
Special Mention | Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	128,047us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	123,279us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Special Mention | Real estate – commercial mortgage
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	127,302us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	141,013us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Special Mention | Commercial - secured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	120,584us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	111,613us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Special Mention | Commercial - unsecured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	7,463us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	11,666us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Special Mention | Construction - commercial residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	27,495us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	30,946us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Special Mention | Construction - commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	12,202us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	3,508us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Special Mention | Total real estate - construction (excluding construction - other)
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	39,697us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	34,454us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Special Mention | Commercial Loans, Commerical Mortgages, Constructions Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	295,046us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	298,746us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Ratio of nonperforming loans to all loans	3.10%fult_PercentageOfRiskRatedLoansByTotalRiskRatedLoans / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember	3.20%fult_PercentageOfRiskRatedLoansByTotalRiskRatedLoans / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialLoansCommericalMortgagesConstructionsLoansMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SpecialMentionMember
Substandard or Lower | Commercial – industrial, financial and agricultural
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	117,354us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember	128,137us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialPortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Substandard or Lower | Real estate – commercial mortgage
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	170,837us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember	196,922us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = us-gaap_CommercialRealEstatePortfolioSegmentMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Substandard or Lower | Commercial - secured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	110,544us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember	125,382us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialSecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Substandard or Lower | Commercial - unsecured
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	6,810us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember	2,755us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_CommercialUnsecuredMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Substandard or Lower | Construction - commercial residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	40,066us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember	55,309us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Substandard or Lower | Construction - commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	5,586us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember	10,621us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Substandard or Lower | Total real estate - construction (excluding construction - other)
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	45,652us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember	65,930us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableGrossCarryingAmount / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = fult_ConstructionCommercialandCommercialResidentialMember / us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis = us-gaap_SubstandardMember
Substandard or Lower | Commercial Loans, Commerical Mortgages, Constructions Loans
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
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