CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 694,108	$ 782,473
Federal funds sold	14,425	30,602
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	67,227
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes	278,280	76,013
Securities:
Trading, at fair value	320,153	65,717
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $850,430 and $924,755, respectively)	859,212	925,535
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $186,032 and $118,345, respectively)	183,792	118,209
Total securities	1,363,157	1,109,461
Loans held for sale	1,215,308	1,309,693
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	4,834,687	3,920,476
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(39,365)	(37,041)
Non-covered loans, net	4,795,322	3,883,435
Covered loans, net of allowance of $1,388 and $4,611, respectively	550,626	638,029
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	2,222,517	167,884
Premises and equipment, net	215,684	206,991
FDIC indemnification asset	107,567	130,437
Covered other real estate owned	137,703	136,945
Other assets	581,210	458,862
Goodwill	251,808	251,808
Other intangible assets, net	67,952	59,783
Total assets	12,562,894	9,242,416
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	2,259,790	2,076,385
Interest-bearing	4,869,487	4,293,507
Total deposits	7,129,277	6,369,892
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	1,951,040	179,042
Short-term borrowings	999,476	762,696
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value	139,481	48
Notes payable	108,682	56,684
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	385,607	345,803
Total liabilities	10,780,575	7,781,177
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 11 and 12)
Hilltop stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; Series B, liquidation value per share of $1,000; 114,068 shares issued and outstanding	114,068	114,068
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized; 100,286,330 and 90,181,888 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	1,003	902
Additional paid-in capital	1,592,585	1,390,788
Accumulated other comprehensive income	5,750	651
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	67,445	(45,957)
Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net	(1,189)
Employee stock trust (29,932 shares, at cost)	(597)
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,781,443	1,460,452
Noncontrolling interests	876	787
Total stockholders' equity	1,782,319	1,461,239
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 12,562,894	$ 9,242,416