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Regulatory Matters (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) banks | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items] |  |
Amount available for dividend distribution without affecting capital adequacy requirements | $ 283,000 |
Maximum allowed percentage of loans issued to a single affiliate | 10000.00% |
Maximum allowed percentage of aggregate loans issued to all affiliate | 20000.00% |
Significant subidiaries | banks | 4 |
Excess tier one risk based capital | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 2,179,147 | $ 2,074,526
Capital to risk weighted assets | 13.00% | 13.20%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 1,338,560 | $ 1,255,292
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Tier One Risk Based Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one risk based capital | $ 1,737,060 | $ 1,637,150
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 10.40% | 10.40%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 1,003,920 | $ 941,469
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 6.00%
CommonEquityTierOneCapitalAbstract [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 1,737,060 | $ 1,637,150
Common equity tier one capital ratio | 10.40% | 10.40%
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy | $ 752,940 | $ 706,102
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% | 4.50%
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 1,737,060 | $ 1,637,150
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 8.90% | 9.00%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 778,451 | $ 727,745
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Fulton Bank, N.A. |  |
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 1,234,536 | $ 1,142,326
Capital to risk weighted assets | 12.30% | 12.20%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 805,125 | $ 747,359
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 1,006,406 | $ 934,199
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 | $ 1,142,230 | $ 1,050,175
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 11.30% | 11.20%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 603,843 | $ 560,519
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 6.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 805,125 | $ 747,359
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
CommonEquityTierOneCapitalAbstract [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 1,098,230 | $ 1,006,175
Common equity tier one capital ratio | 10.90% | 10.80%
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy | $ 452,883 | $ 420,389
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% | 4.50%
Common equity tier one capital required to be well-capitalized | $ 654,164 | $ 607,229
Common equity tier one capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% | 6.50%
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 1,142,230 | $ 1,050,175
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 10.00% | 10.10%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 458,016 | $ 415,981
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 572,520 | $ 519,977
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 | $ 385,858 | $ 385,807
Capital to risk weighted assets | 12.40% | 13.10%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 248,640 | $ 234,782
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 310,801 | $ 293,427
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 | $ 346,867 | $ 348,992
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 11.20% | 11.90%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 186,480 | $ 176,086
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 6.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 248,640 | $ 234,782
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
CommonEquityTierOneCapitalAbstract [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 346,867 | $ 348,992
Common equity tier one capital ratio | 11.20% | 11.90%
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy | $ 139,860 | $ 132,065
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% | 4.50%
Common equity tier one capital required to be well-capitalized | $ 202,020 | $ 190,760
Common equity tier one capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% | 6.50%
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 346,867 | $ 348,992
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 8.80% | 9.40%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 158,027 | $ 148,472
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 197,534 | $ 185,590
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets | 5.00% | 5.00%
The Columbia Bank |  |
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 234,647 | $ 203,890
Capital to risk weighted assets | 12.20% | 12.20%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 153,441 | $ 133,836
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 191,801 | $ 167,294
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 | $ 215,651 | $ 185,983
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 11.20% | 11.10%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 115,081 | $ 100,377
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 6.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 153,441 | $ 133,836
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
CommonEquityTierOneCapitalAbstract [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 215,651 | $ 185,983
Common equity tier one capital ratio | 11.20% | 11.10%
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy | $ 86,310 | $ 72,282
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% | 4.50%
Common equity tier one capital required to be well-capitalized | $ 124,671 | $ 108,741
Common equity tier one capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% | 6.50%
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 215,651 | $ 185,983
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 9.30% | 8.60%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 92,797 | $ 86,310
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 115,996 | $ 107,888
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets | 5.00% | 5.00%
Lafayette Ambassador Bank |  |
Total Capital [Abstract] |  |
Capital | $ 173,097 | $ 175,254
Capital to risk weighted assets | 14.60% | 14.60%
Capital required for capital adequacy | $ 94,720 | $ 96,100
Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
Capital required to be well capitalized | $ 118,400 | $ 120,125
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 | $ 162,292 | $ 166,186
Tier one risk based capital to risk weighted assets | 13.70% | 13.80%
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy | $ 71,040 | $ 72,075
Tier one risk based capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 6.00% | 6.00%
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized | $ 94,720 | $ 96,100
Tier one risk based capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 8.00% | 8.00%
CommonEquityTierOneCapitalAbstract [Abstract] |  |
Common equity tier 1 capital | $ 162,292 | $ 166,186
Common equity tier one capital ratio | 13.70% | 13.80%
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy | $ 53,280 | $ 54,056
Common equity tier one capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets | 4.50% | 4.50%
Common equity tier one capital required to be well-capitalized | $ 76,960 | $ 78,081
Common equity tier one capital required to be well capitalized to risk weighted assets | 6.50% | 6.50%
Tier One Leverage Capital [Abstract] |  |
Tier one leverage capital | $ 162,292 | $ 166,186
Tier one leverage capital to average assets | 10.10% | 10.90%
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy | $ 64,191 | $ 61,129
Tier one leverage capital required for capital adequacy to average assets | 4.00% | 4.00%
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized | $ 80,239 | $ 76,412
Tier one leverage capital required to be well capitalized to average assets | 5.00% | 5.00%

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