Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST M&F CORP/MS
Trading Symbol	FMFC
Entity Central Index Key	0000320387
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	true
Description	This amendment is the result of filing using the 2011 taxonomy which included Year 1 XBRL tagging only. This amended file will be made under the 2012 taxonomy which properly includes the Year 2 detailed XBRL tagging.
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,172,098