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Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt Long Term (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt	(1,139,413,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm	$ (883,584,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm
Short-term FHLB advances
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt	(673,107,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember	(513,854,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember
Weighted average interest rate	3.43%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember
Unused borrowing capacity	2,600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesMember
Subordinated debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt	(300,000,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember	(200,000,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember
Intercompany revolving line of credit	100,000,000fult_IntercompanyRevolvingLineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt	(171,136,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember	(171,136,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember
Unamortized issuance costs and other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and long-term debt	(4,830,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fult_UnamortizedIssueCostsMember	$ (1,406,000)fult_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesAndDebtLongTerm / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = fult_UnamortizedIssueCostsMember
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember

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- Definition

Including both current and noncurrent portions, Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings initially due beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer. Also including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings as of the balance sheet date. May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any.

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- Definition

Intercompany Revolving Line of Credit between Parent Company and subsidiary banks.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Subparagraph b

-Article 5

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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