CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 353,432	$ 486,977
Federal funds sold	403	405
Securities purchased under agreements to resell	229,172	186,537
Assets segregated for regulatory purposes	128,417	186,578
Securities:
Trading, at fair value	634,197	730,685
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $826,515 and $748,255, respectively)	811,218	744,319
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $339,702 and $349,939, respectively)	353,192	355,849
Equity, at fair value	21,218	21,241
Total securities	1,819,825	1,852,094
Loans held for sale	1,953,562	1,715,357
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income	6,384,660	6,273,669
Allowance for non-covered loan losses	(59,996)	(60,957)
Non-covered loans, net	6,324,664	6,212,712
Covered loans, net of allowance of $1,974 and $2,729, respectively	158,996	179,400
Broker-dealer and clearing organization receivables	1,614,951	1,464,378
Premises and equipment, net	172,911	177,577
FDIC indemnification asset	23,525	29,340
Covered other real estate owned	34,895	36,744
Other assets	589,897	549,447
Goodwill	251,808	251,808
Other intangible assets, net	32,716	36,432
Total assets	13,689,174	13,365,786
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	2,468,332	2,411,849
Interest-bearing	5,345,290	5,566,270
Total deposits	7,813,622	7,978,119
Broker-dealer and clearing organization payables	1,409,904	1,287,563
Short-term borrowings	1,610,735	1,206,424
Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value	251,581	232,821
Notes payable	227,736	208,809
Junior subordinated debentures	67,012	67,012
Other liabilities	392,171	470,231
Total liabilities	11,772,761	11,450,979
Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 12 and 13)
Hilltop stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized; 94,570,757 and 95,982,184 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	946	960
Additional paid-in capital	1,502,105	1,526,369
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(11,846)	(394)
Retained earnings	419,683	384,545
Deferred compensation employee stock trust, net	857	848
Employee stock trust (11,217 and 11,672 shares, at cost, respectively)	(252)	(247)
Total Hilltop stockholders' equity	1,911,493	1,912,081
Noncontrolling interests	4,920	2,726
Total stockholders' equity	1,916,413	1,914,807
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 13,689,174	$ 13,365,786