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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year		$ 530,607us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 530,656us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 536,005us-gaap_Goodwill
Sale of Global Exchange		0us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit	0us-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	530,656us-gaap_Goodwill	530,593us-gaap_Goodwill	530,607us-gaap_Goodwill	530,656us-gaap_Goodwill
Gain on sale of business	6,200us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	6,215us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
Goodwill	530,656us-gaap_Goodwill	530,593us-gaap_Goodwill	530,607us-gaap_Goodwill	530,656us-gaap_Goodwill
Subsidiaries | Two Reporting Units
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at end of year		170,400us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_TwoReportingUnitsMember
Goodwill		170,400us-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		360,200us-gaap_Goodwill / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = fult_FiveReportingUnitsMember
Goodwill		$ 360,200us-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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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%

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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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.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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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.

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