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Regulatory Matters (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) banks | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items] |  |
Amount available for dividend distribution without affecting capital adequacy requirements | $ 236,000 |
Maximum allowed percentage of loans issued to a single affiliate | 10.00% |
Maximum allowed percentage of aggregate loans issued to all affiliate | 20.00% |
Significant subidiaries | banks | 4 |
Excess tier one risk based capital | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 1,997,926 | $ 1,970,569
Capital to risk weighted assets | 13.20% | 14.70%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 1,214,868 | $ 1,076,013
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one risk based capital | $ 1,544,495 | $ 1,655,853
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 10.20% | 12.30%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 911,151 | $ 538,007
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 4.00%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 1,541,214 |
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 10.20% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy | $ 683,363 |
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% |
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 1,544,495 | $ 1,655,853
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 9.00% | 10.00%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 688,500 | $ 663,421
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Fulton Bank, N.A. |  |
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 1,088,709 | $ 1,065,445
Capital to risk weighted assets | 12.20% | 13.20%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 714,734 | $ 643,791
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 893,418 | $ 804,739
Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 10.00% | 10.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one risk based capital | $ 1,000,603 | $ 977,547
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 11.20% | 12.10%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 536,051 | $ 321,896
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 4.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 714,734 | $ 482,843
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 6.00%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 956,603 |
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 10.70% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy | $ 402,038 |
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized | $ 580,721 |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% |
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 1,000,603 | $ 977,547
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 10.20% | 10.50%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 391,783 | $ 373,288
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 489,729 | $ 466,610
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets | 5.00% | 5.00%
Fulton Bank of New Jersey |  |
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 373,465 | $ 347,235
Capital to risk weighted assets | 12.60% | 13.10%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 236,691 | $ 211,823
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 295,864 | $ 264,779
Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 10.00% | 10.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one risk based capital | $ 336,319 | $ 313,843
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 11.40% | 11.90%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 177,518 | $ 105,911
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 4.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 236,691 | $ 158,867
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 6.00%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 336,319 |
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 11.40% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy | $ 133,139 |
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized | $ 192,311 |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% |
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 336,319 | $ 313,843
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 9.50% | 9.40%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 141,257 | $ 133,580
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 176,572 | $ 166,975
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets | 5.00% | 5.00%
The Columbia Bank |  |
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 211,355 | $ 203,109
Capital to risk weighted assets | 13.70% | 13.50%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 123,260 | $ 119,934
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 154,075 | $ 149,917
Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 10.00% | 10.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one risk based capital | $ 192,090 | $ 184,331
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 12.50% | 12.30%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 92,445 | $ 59,967
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 4.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 123,260 | $ 89,950
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 6.00%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 192,090 |
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 12.50% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy | $ 69,334 |
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized | $ 100,149 |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% |
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 192,090 | $ 184,331
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 9.70% | 9.40%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 79,618 | $ 78,186
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 99,523 | $ 97,733
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets | 5.00% | 5.00%
Lafayette Ambassador Bank |  |
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 172,345 | $ 167,800
Capital to risk weighted assets | 14.10% | 15.90%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 97,792 | $ 84,407
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 122,240 | $ 105,508
Capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 10.00% | 10.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one risk based capital | $ 162,092 | $ 154,817
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 13.30% | 14.70%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 73,344 | $ 42,203
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 4.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 97,792 | $ 63,305
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 6.00%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 162,092 |
Common equity tier 1 risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 13.30% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required for capital adequacy | $ 55,008 |
Common equity tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well Capitalized | $ 79,456 |
Common equity tier 1 capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% |
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 162,092 | $ 154,817
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 11.00% | 10.80%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 59,152 | $ 57,132
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 73,940 | $ 71,416
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets | 5.00% | 5.00%

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