CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 354,569	$ 669,357
Federal funds sold	400	21,407
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	134,654	89,430
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes	207,336	180,993
Securities:
Trading, at fair value	676,411	265,534
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $762,984 and $598,198, respectively)	765,542	598,007
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $364,122 and $345,088, respectively)	368,031	351,831
Total securities	1,809,984	1,215,372
Loans held for sale	1,939,321	1,795,463
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	6,148,813	5,843,499
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(58,779)	(54,186)
Non-covered loans, net	6,090,034	5,789,313
Covered loans, net of allowance of $2,141 and $413, respectively	188,269	255,714
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	1,672,123	1,497,741
Premises and equipment, net	176,281	190,361
FDIC indemnification asset	33,143	71,313
Covered other real estate owned	40,343	51,642
Other assets	596,095	613,453
Goodwill	251,808	251,808
Other intangible assets, net	38,440	44,695
Total assets	13,532,800	12,738,062
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	2,279,633	2,199,483
Interest-bearing	5,383,814	4,864,328
Total deposits	7,663,447	7,063,811
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	1,517,698	1,347,128
Short-term borrowings	1,477,201	1,417,289
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value	173,509	153,889
Notes payable	300,196	317,912
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	424,381	496,501
Total liabilities	11,623,444	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; 95,904,322 and 98,543,774 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	959	985
Additional paid-in capital	1,525,169	1,572,877
Accumulated other comprehensive income	2,585	485
Retained earnings	376,873	295,568
Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net	840	903
Employee stock trust (12,066 and 15,492 shares, at cost, respectively)	(241)	(309)
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,906,185	1,870,509
Noncontrolling interests	3,171	4,011
Total stockholders' equity	1,909,356	1,874,520
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 13,532,800	$ 12,738,062