Borrowings and Borrowings Availability (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Borrowings	$ 406,609	$ 407,543
First Bancorp Capital Trust II [Member]
Borrowings	10,300
First Bancorp Capital Trust III [Member]
Borrowings	10,300
First Bank Corp Capital Trust IV [Member]
Borrowings	25,800
Carolina Capital Trust [Member]
Borrowings	10,300
FHLB Line of Credit [Member]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity	1,040,000
Line of credit, outstanding	353,000	354,000
Line of credit, amount reduced	190,000	198,000
Line of credit, amount unused	502,000	384,000
Federal Funds Line of Credit [Member]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity	35,000	$ 35,000
FRB Line of Credit [Member]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity	$ 127,000

Amount reduced due to the Company''s pledging letters of credit for public deposits.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date for the aggregate of other miscellaneous borrowings owed by the reporting entity.

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