Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 24, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001005817
Document Type	10-Q
Trading Symbol	TMP
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,190,881
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017