CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 470,127	$ 486,977
Federal funds sold	400	405
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	244,978	186,537
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes	198,170	186,578
Securities:
Trading, at fair value	756,151	730,685
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $819,113 and $748,255, respectively)	806,583	744,319
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $344,593 and $349,939, respectively)	356,452	355,849
Equity, at fair value	20,876	21,241
Total securities	1,940,062	1,852,094
Loans held for sale	1,409,634	1,715,357
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	6,216,809	6,273,669
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(60,371)	(60,957)
Non-covered loans, net	6,156,438	6,212,712
Covered loans, net of allowance of $2,823 and $2,729, respectively	167,781	179,400
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	1,660,720	1,464,378
Premises and equipment, net	173,637	177,577
FDIC indemnification asset	25,458	29,340
Covered other real estate owned	35,777	36,744
Other assets	576,567	549,447
Goodwill	251,808	251,808
Other intangible assets, net	34,569	36,432
Total assets	13,346,126	13,365,786
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	2,565,825	2,411,849
Interest-bearing	5,393,897	5,566,270
Total deposits	7,959,722	7,978,119
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	1,504,172	1,287,563
Short-term borrowings	1,064,325	1,206,424
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value	255,551	232,821
Notes payable	202,700	208,809
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	367,188	470,231
Total liabilities	11,420,670	11,450,979
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 18 and 19)
Hilltop stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized; 96,048,067 and 95,982,184 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	960	960
Additional paid-in capital	1,526,867	1,526,369
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9,698)	(394)
Retained earnings	404,260	384,545
Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net	857	848
Employee stock trust (11,217 and 11,672 shares, at cost, respectively)	(254)	(247)
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,922,992	1,912,081
Noncontrolling interests	2,464	2,726
Total stockholders' equity	1,925,456	1,914,807
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 13,346,126	$ 13,365,786