CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 545,928	$ 669,357
Federal funds sold	24,404	21,407
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	113,228	89,430
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes	166,395	180,993
Securities:
Trading, at fair value	373,300	265,534
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $755,290 and $598,198, respectively)	755,546	598,007
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $331,387 and $345,088, respectively)	337,357	351,831
Total securities	1,466,203	1,215,372
Loans held for sale	1,329,493	1,795,463
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	5,783,853	5,843,499
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(55,157)	(54,186)
Non-covered loans, net	5,728,696	5,789,313
Covered loans, net of allowance of $753 and $413, respectively	234,681	255,714
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	1,574,031	1,497,741
Premises and equipment, net	184,091	190,361
FDIC indemnification asset	47,940	71,313
Covered other real estate owned	45,374	51,642
Other assets	583,554	613,453
Goodwill	251,808	251,808
Other intangible assets, net	42,601	44,695
Total assets	12,338,427	12,738,062
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	2,272,905	2,199,483
Interest-bearing	5,056,957	4,864,328
Total deposits	7,329,862	7,063,811
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	1,437,548	1,347,128
Short-term borrowings	753,777	1,417,289
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value	144,193	153,889
Notes payable	324,701	317,912
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	392,025	496,501
Total liabilities	10,449,118	10,863,542
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 12 and 13)
Hilltop stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized; 98,407,385 and 98,543,774 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	984	985
Additional paid-in capital	1,570,329	1,572,877
Accumulated other comprehensive income	897	485
Retained earnings	313,197	295,568
Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net	893	903
Employee stock trust (15,057 and 15,492 shares, at cost, respectively)	(300)	(309)
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,886,000	1,870,509
Noncontrolling interests	3,309	4,011
Total stockholders' equity	1,889,309	1,874,520
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 12,338,427	$ 12,738,062