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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
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Other Assets
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
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LIH Low Income Housing
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ (2,500,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = fult_LihLowIncomeHousingMember	$ (2,500,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = fult_LihLowIncomeHousingMember

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