CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 652,036	$ 782,473
Federal funds sold	17,409	30,602
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	105,660
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes	158,613	76,013
Securities:
Trading, at fair value	214,146	65,717
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $670,003 and $924,755 respectively)	673,706	925,535
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $331,468 and $118,345, respectively)	332,022	118,209
Total securities	1,219,874	1,109,461
Loans held for sale	1,533,678	1,309,693
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	5,220,040	3,920,476
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(45,415)	(37,041)
Non-covered loans, net	5,174,625	3,883,435
Covered loans, net of allowance of $1,532 and $4,611, respectively	378,762	638,029
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	1,362,499	167,884
Premises and equipment, net	200,618	206,991
FDIC indemnification asset	91,648	130,437
Covered other real estate owned	99,090	136,945
Other assets	565,813	458,862
Goodwill	251,808	251,808
Other intangible assets, net	54,868	59,783
Total assets	11,867,001	9,242,416
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	2,235,436	2,076,385
Interest-bearing	4,717,247	4,293,507
Total deposits	6,952,683	6,369,892
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	1,338,305	179,042
Short-term borrowings	947,373	762,696
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value	130,044	48
Notes payable	238,716	56,684
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	454,743	345,803
Total liabilities	$ 10,128,876	$ 7,781,177
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 18 and 19)
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 at December 31, 2014		$ 114,068
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized; 98,896,184 and 90,181,888 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$ 989	902
Additional paid-in capital	1,577,270	1,390,788
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,629	651
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	155,475	(45,957)
Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net	1,034
Employee stock trust (22,196 shares, at cost)	(443)
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,736,954	1,460,452
Noncontrolling interests	1,171	787
Total stockholders' equity	1,738,125	1,461,239
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 11,867,001	$ 9,242,416