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Borrowed Funds (Selected Information Pertaining to the Corporation's Borrowed Funds) (Details) (Wholesale Borrowings [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Wholesale Borrowings [Member]
     
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Average balance during the year $ 715,383us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
$ 474,473us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
$ 175,989us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
Weighted-average annual interest rate during the year 2.80%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
3.62%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
2.51%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
Maximum month-end balance $ 973,453us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
$ 527,155us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember
$ 178,489us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= fmer_WholesaleBorrowingsMember