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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]    
Term of written loan commitments, days 60 days  
Default Assumptions Percentage 100.00%fmer_DefaultAssumptionsPercentage  
Government Agency Issued Bonds or MBS    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Collateral Already Posted, Aggregate Fair Value 53,500,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= fmer_GovernmentAgencyIssuedBondsOrMbsMember
$ 70,500,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= fmer_GovernmentAgencyIssuedBondsOrMbsMember
Collateral posted against derivative liabilities 53,500,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= fmer_GovernmentAgencyIssuedBondsOrMbsMember
70,500,000us-gaap_CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= fmer_GovernmentAgencyIssuedBondsOrMbsMember
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount 250,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember
$ 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis
= us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember