XML 17 R112.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jul. 15, 2013
May 01, 2014
Oct. 23, 2014
Aug. 30, 2012
Aug. 30, 2011
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation (in shares) 20,768us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 163,863us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 249,215us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount          
Number of shares repurchased 48,304hfwa_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodSharesRelatedToWithholdingTaxesOfCancellationOfRestrictedStock 13,138hfwa_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodSharesRelatedToWithholdingTaxesOfCancellationOfRestrictedStock 3,419hfwa_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodSharesRelatedToWithholdingTaxesOfCancellationOfRestrictedStock          
Number of shares repurchased, average price (in usd per share) $ 16.53hfwa_AverageSharePriceConsideredForPayWithholdingTaxPayment $ 14.29hfwa_AverageSharePriceConsideredForPayWithholdingTaxPayment $ 14.08hfwa_AverageSharePriceConsideredForPayWithholdingTaxPayment          
Common stock issued for business combinations $ 226,235us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions [1] $ 24,195us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions $ 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions          
Valley Acquisition                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Number of shares issued       1,533,267us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hfwa_ValleyCommunityBancsharesMember
       
Common Stock                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Number of shares issued in conjunction with the merger 14,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
1,533,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
           
Common stock issued for business combinations       24,200us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 226,200us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
[1]      
Eleventh Plan                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Outstanding share percent           5.00%hfwa_StockRepurchaseProgramPercentageOfOutstandingSharesAuthorizedForRepurchase
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hfwa_EleventhStockRepurchasePlanMemberMember
   
Outstanding (in shares)           1,513,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hfwa_EleventhStockRepurchasePlanMemberMember
   
Tenth Plan                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Outstanding share percent             5.00%hfwa_StockRepurchaseProgramPercentageOfOutstandingSharesAuthorizedForRepurchase
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hfwa_TenthStockRepurchasePlanMember
 
Outstanding (in shares)             757,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hfwa_TenthStockRepurchasePlanMember
 
Number of shares the Company will not repurchase             52,025hfwa_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberofSharestheCompanywillnotRepurchase
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hfwa_TenthStockRepurchasePlanMember
 
Ninth Plan                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Outstanding share percent               5.00%hfwa_StockRepurchaseProgramPercentageOfOutstandingSharesAuthorizedForRepurchase
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hfwa_NinthStockRepurchasePlanMember
Outstanding (in shares)               782,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= hfwa_NinthStockRepurchasePlanMember
[1] The amount of common stock issued in connection with the merger is net of $489,000 of issuance costs.