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Subordinated Borrowing Callable Price

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Earliest date before maturity when the issuer can call the outstanding debt instrument for repayment or conversion to equity, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Date the payments are due on subordinated debt, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Stated interest rate of the subordinated debt.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets.

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Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt Subordinated Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 subsidiarytrusts	May 31, 2007	Mar. 31, 2005	Nov. 30, 2014
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Subsidiary trusts owned by parent	4
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Subordinated Debt	171,136
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures \| Columbia Bancorp Statutory Trust
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Interest Rate	2.91%
Subordinated Debt	6,186
Maturity	Jun. 30, 2034
Callable	Mar. 31, 2014
Call Price	1.000
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures \| Columbia Bancorp Statutory Trust II
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Interest Rate	2.13%
Subordinated Debt	4,124
Maturity	Mar. 15, 2035
Callable	Mar. 15, 2014
Call Price	1.000
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures \| Columbia Bancorp Statutory Trust III
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Interest Rate	2.01%
Subordinated Debt	6,186
Maturity	Jun. 15, 2035
Callable	Mar. 15, 2014
Call Price	1.000
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures \| Fulton Capital Trust I
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Interest Rate	6.29%
Subordinated Debt	154,640
Maturity	Feb. 01, 2036
Subordinated debt \| May 2017 Subordinated Debt
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Stated interest rate		5.75%
Effective interest rate		5.96%
Subordinated Debt		100,000
Debt instrument, term		10 years
Subordinated debt \| April 2015 Subordinated Debt
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Stated interest rate			5.35%
Effective interest rate			5.49%
Subordinated Debt			100,000
Debt instrument, term			10 years
Subordinated debt \| November 2024 Subordinated Debt
Subordinated Debt [Abstract]
Stated interest rate				4.50%
Effective interest rate				4.87%
Subordinated Debt				$ 100,000
Debt instrument, term				10 years